diff --git a/openwrt/package/ipset/Makefile b/openwrt/package/ipset/Makefile
index d3ea1318ed..92d0570b30 100644
--- a/openwrt/package/ipset/Makefile
+++ b/openwrt/package/ipset/Makefile
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ DESCRIPTION:=Netfilter ip sets administration utility
 URL:=http://ipset.netfilter.org/
 endef
 
+define Build/Compile
+$(call Build/Compile/Default,KERNEL_DIR=$(LINUX_DIR))
+endef
+
 define Package/ipset/install
 	$(MAKE) -C $(PKG_BUILD_DIR) \
 		DESTDIR=$(1) PREFIX=/usr install