diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
index ccd4513..b0cbbe2 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/confdata.c
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@
 		if (!out_h)
 			return 1;
 	}
-	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELRELEASE", 0);
+	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
 	sym_calc_value(sym);
 	time(&now);
 	env = getenv("KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP");
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
index 9f5aabd..665bd53 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/gconf.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 					  NULL);
 
 	sprintf(title, _("Linux Kernel v%s Configuration"),
-		getenv("KERNELRELEASE"));
+		getenv("KERNELVERSION"));
 	gtk_window_set_title(GTK_WINDOW(main_wnd), title);
 
 	gtk_widget_show(main_wnd);
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
index d63d7fb..7f97319 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/mconf.c
@@ -1051,7 +1051,7 @@
 	conf_parse(av[1]);
 	conf_read(NULL);
 
-	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELRELEASE", 0);
+	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
 	sym_calc_value(sym);
 	sprintf(menu_backtitle, _("Linux Kernel v%s Configuration"),
 		sym_get_string_value(sym));
diff --git a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
index 69c2549..3d7877a 100644
--- a/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
+++ b/scripts/kconfig/symbol.c
@@ -61,10 +61,10 @@
 	if (p)
 		sym_add_default(sym, p);
 
-	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELRELEASE", 0);
+	sym = sym_lookup("KERNELVERSION", 0);
 	sym->type = S_STRING;
 	sym->flags |= SYMBOL_AUTO;
-	p = getenv("KERNELRELEASE");
+	p = getenv("KERNELVERSION");
 	if (p)
 		sym_add_default(sym, p);