diff --git a/package/target-finish/initramfs/initramfs.conf b/package/target-finish/initramfs/initramfs.conf
index 19c6beeb0..7a91faeb8 100644
--- a/package/target-finish/initramfs/initramfs.conf
+++ b/package/target-finish/initramfs/initramfs.conf
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ initramfs_mainfunction ()
 		false
 	fi
 	
+	# get the default kernel version
+	. $base/package/*/linux/kernelversion.sh
+
 	initrd_config="$ROCKCFG_PKG_INITRAMFS_CONFIG"
 	
 	disksdir="$root/ROCK/target-finish"
@@ -17,5 +20,5 @@ initramfs_mainfunction ()
 	$root/usr/sbin/mkinitramfs --root-dir ${root:-/} -o $disksdir/initrd.gz \
 			--build-dir $confdir/build.d/$initrd_config \
 			--files-dir $confdir/files/$initrd_config \
-			-r $pkg_linux_default_release
+			-r $kernelversion
 }