diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
index 67a51dc767d..02b29708131 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ let
 in import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   version = "3.18.y-${rev}";
 
-  modDirVersion = "3.18.7-v7";
+  modDirVersion = "3.18.7";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://api.github.com/repos/raspberrypi/linux/tarball/${rev}";