diff --git a/meta/classes/kernelsrc.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernelsrc.bbclass
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+S = "${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}"
+do_fetch[noexec] = "1"
+do_unpack[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_patch"
+do_unpack[noexec] = "1"
+do_patch[noexec] = "1"
+do_package[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_populate_sysroot"
+KERNEL_VERSION = "${@get_kernelversion_file("${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}")}"
+
+inherit linux-kernel-base
+