diff --git a/alarm/cryptodev-dkms/dkms.conf b/alarm/cryptodev-dkms/dkms.conf
index 0a897c6cf..6f2f4d307 100644
--- a/alarm/cryptodev-dkms/dkms.conf
+++ b/alarm/cryptodev-dkms/dkms.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 PACKAGE_NAME="@_PKGNAME@"
 PACKAGE_VERSION="@PKGVER@"
-MAKE[0]="make -s build"
+MAKE[0]="make -s build KERNEL_DIR=/lib/modules/$kernelver/build"
 CLEAN="make -s clean"
 BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]="@_PKGNAME@"
 DEST_MODULE_LOCATION[0]="/extra"