diff --git a/pkg/operatingsystem/amazonlinux2/kernel-package.go b/pkg/operatingsystem/amazonlinux2/kernel-package.go
index 2b8d577..580e97d 100644
--- a/pkg/operatingsystem/amazonlinux2/kernel-package.go
+++ b/pkg/operatingsystem/amazonlinux2/kernel-package.go
@@ -107,12 +107,6 @@ func addKernelReleaseAndVersionAndMachine(dockerClient *docker.Client, kp *opera
 		return err
 	}
 
-	kernelRelease, err := getKernelRelease(dockerClient, kp.KernelSources, kernelSrcPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	kp.KernelRelease = kernelRelease
-
 	kernelVersion, err := getKernelVersion(dockerClient, kp.KernelSources, kernelSrcPath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -125,6 +119,8 @@ func addKernelReleaseAndVersionAndMachine(dockerClient *docker.Client, kp *opera
 	}
 	kp.KernelMachine = kernelMachine
 
+	kp.KernelRelease = kp.Name + "." + kp.kernelMachine
+
 	return nil
 }