diff --git a/packages/linux/meta b/packages/linux/meta
index 4646d36572..35e614557c 100644
--- a/packages/linux/meta
+++ b/packages/linux/meta
@@ -20,21 +20,33 @@
 
 PKG_NAME="linux"
 
-if [ "$LINUX" = "3.2" ]; then
-  PKG_VERSION="3.2.44"
-elif [ "$LINUX" = "3.6" ]; then
-  PKG_VERSION="3.6.11"
-elif [ "$LINUX" = "3.8" ]; then
-  PKG_VERSION="3.8.13"
-else
-  PKG_VERSION="3.9.3"
-fi
+case "$LINUX" in
+  ti-omap4)
+    PKG_VERSION="2.6.38-ti-omap4"
+    PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
+    ;;
+  3.2)
+    PKG_VERSION="3.2.44"
+    PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
+    ;;
+  3.6)
+    PKG_VERSION="3.6.11"
+    PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
+    ;;
+  3.8)
+    PKG_VERSION="3.8.13"
+    PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
+    ;;
+  *)
+    PKG_VERSION="3.9.3"
+    PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
+    ;;
+esac
 
 PKG_REV="1"
 PKG_ARCH="any"
 PKG_LICENSE="GPL"
 PKG_SITE="http://www.kernel.org"
-PKG_URL="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v3.x/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.xz"
 PKG_DEPENDS="busybox linux-drivers linux-firmware pciutils $BOOTLOADER dvb-fe-tool"
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="toolchain cpio module-init-tools pciutils xz"
 PKG_PRIORITY="optional"
@@ -45,11 +57,6 @@ PKG_IS_ADDON="no"
 
 PKG_AUTORECONF="no"
 
-if [ "$LINUX" = "ti-omap4" ]; then
-  PKG_VERSION="2.6.38-ti-omap4"
-  PKG_URL="$DISTRO_SRC/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERSION.tar.bz2"
-fi
-
 if [ "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then
   PKG_DEPENDS="$PKG_DEPENDS newt elfutils Python"
   PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS="$PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS newt elfutils Python"