diff --git a/config/functions b/config/functions
index 8ca258a6df..dbfcf1eb98 100644
--- a/config/functions
+++ b/config/functions
@@ -104,23 +104,11 @@ setup_toolchain() {
 }
 
 kernel_path() {
-  if [ -e $ROOT/projects/$PROJECT/packages/linux/package.mk ]; then
-    . $ROOT/projects/$PROJECT/packages/linux/package.mk
-  else
-    . $ROOT/packages/linux/package.mk
-  fi
-
-  echo $ROOT/$BUILD/${PKG_NAME}-${PKG_VERSION}
+  get_build_dir linux
 }
 
 kernel_version() {
-  if [ -e $ROOT/projects/$PROJECT/packages/linux/package.mk ]; then
-    . $ROOT/projects/$PROJECT/packages/linux/package.mk
-  else
-    . $ROOT/packages/linux/package.mk
-  fi
-
-  echo ${PKG_VERSION}
+  get_pkg_version linux
 }
 
 # get kernel module dir