diff --git a/config/path b/config/path
index 11f70592ee..a4c918e264 100644
--- a/config/path
+++ b/config/path
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ VERSION_SUFFIX=$TARGET_ARCH
  fi
 
 kernel_path() {
-  ls -d $ROOT/$BUILD/linux*
+  ls -d $ROOT/$BUILD/linux-[0-9]*
 }
 
 require_eglibc() {