diff --git a/platform/mellanox/sdk-src/wjh-libs/Makefile b/platform/mellanox/sdk-src/wjh-libs/Makefile
index d5af48b7c5599..5e5786befd0ae 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/sdk-src/wjh-libs/Makefile
+++ b/platform/mellanox/sdk-src/wjh-libs/Makefile
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ $(addprefix $(DEST)/, $(MAIN_TARGET)): $(DEST)/% :
 		./autogen.sh
 	fi
 
-	debuild -b -us -uc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS)
+	debuild -e 'KVERSION=$(shell ls -t /lib/modules |head -1)' -b -us -uc -j$(SONIC_CONFIG_MAKE_JOBS)
 
 	popd