diff --git a/scripts/image b/scripts/image
index 0b7a35d30a..92aa2c2ebd 100755
--- a/scripts/image
+++ b/scripts/image
@@ -152,9 +152,10 @@ IMAGE_NAME="$DISTRONAME-$TARGET_VERSION"
   fi
 
 # run depmod
-  find $INSTALL/lib/modules/`kernel_version`/ -name *.ko | \
-    sed -e "s,$INSTALL/lib/modules/`kernel_version`/,," > $INSTALL/lib/modules/`kernel_version`/modules.order
-  $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod -b $INSTALL `kernel_version` > /dev/null
+  MODVER=$(basename $(ls -d $INSTALL/lib/modules/*))
+  find $INSTALL/lib/modules/$MODVER/ -name *.ko | \
+    sed -e "s,$INSTALL/lib/modules/$MODVER/,," > $INSTALL/lib/modules/$MODVER/modules.order
+  $ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod -b $INSTALL $MODVER > /dev/null
 
 # strip kernel modules
   for MOD in `find $INSTALL/lib/modules/ -name *.ko`; do