diff --git a/pack-kernel.sh b/pack-kernel.sh
index c8e6c1fc0f00..5c78d466a6b9 100755
--- a/pack-kernel.sh
+++ b/pack-kernel.sh
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ make distclean >/dev/null 2>&1
 
 popd >/dev/null
 
+# fix local version
+echo "+" > $kerndir/.scmversion
+
 # tar kernel
 pushd $kerndir/../ >/dev/null
 package=$(basename $kerndir).tar
@@ -136,6 +139,8 @@ gzip -9 -c $package > $package.gz
 rm $ex
 popd >/dev/null
 
+rm -f $kerndir/.scmversion
+
 echo done