--- a/classes/kernel.bbclass	2010-06-14 00:02:08.000000000 +0200
+++ b/classes/kernel.bbclass	2010-07-12 01:49:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
 kernel_do_compile() {
 	unset CFLAGS CPPFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS MACHINE
 	oe_runmake include/linux/version.h CC="${KERNEL_CC}" LD="${KERNEL_LD}"
-	if [ "${KERNEL_MAJOR_VERSION}" != "2.6" ]; then
+	if [ "${@get_kernelmajorversion('${PV}')}" != "2.6" ]; then
 		oe_runmake dep CC="${KERNEL_CC}" LD="${KERNEL_LD}"
 	fi
 	oe_runmake ${KERNEL_IMAGETYPE} CC="${KERNEL_CC}" LD="${KERNEL_LD}"