diff --git a/package/kernel/cryptodev-linux/Makefile b/package/kernel/cryptodev-linux/Makefile
index 0b794a3cd9..ea1bd24161 100644
--- a/package/kernel/cryptodev-linux/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/cryptodev-linux/Makefile
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ define KernelPackage/cryptodev
   SUBMENU:=Cryptographic API modules
   TITLE:=Driver for cryptographic acceleration
   URL:=http://cryptodev-linux.org/
-  VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)+$(PKG_VERSION)-$(BOARD)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
   DEPENDS:=+kmod-crypto-authenc +kmod-crypto-hash
   FILES:=$(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/cryptodev.$(LINUX_KMOD_SUFFIX)
   AUTOLOAD:=$(call AutoLoad,50,cryptodev)