diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 850498e..faa7260 100755
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ EXTRA_CFLAGS += -DCONFIG_IOCTL_CFG80211 -DRTW_USE_CFG80211_STA_EVENT
 SUBARCH := $(shell uname -m | sed -e "s/i.86/i386/; s/ppc/powerpc/; s/armv.l/arm/; s/aarch64/arm64/;")
 ARCH ?= $(SUBARCH)
 CROSS_COMPILE ?=
-KVER  := $(shell uname -r)
+KVER  ?= $(shell uname -r)
 KSRC := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/build
 MODDESTDIR := /lib/modules/$(KVER)/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/
 INSTALL_PREFIX :=