diff --git a/include/gluon.mk b/include/gluon.mk
index 44aad1ec95d4a28f98c0ee3545eade181440291c..3ef3f13273d681676db0e9bb79e75ebb6fbede7f 100644
--- a/include/gluon.mk
+++ b/include/gluon.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,11 @@ BOARD_KDIR = $(BOARD_BUILDDIR)/kernel
 
 export BOARD_BUILDDIR
 
+
+LINUX_RELEASE := 2
+export LINUX_RELEASE
+
+
 GLUON_OPENWRTDIR = $(BOARD_BUILDDIR)/openwrt