diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4fe907510d79..60d4a6762689 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ endef
 
 define filechk_version.h
 	(echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE $(shell                             \
-	expr $(VERSION) \* 65536 + $(PATCHLEVEL) \* 256 + $(SUBLEVEL));     \
+	expr $(VERSION) \* 65536 + 0$(PATCHLEVEL) \* 256 + 0$(SUBLEVEL));    \
 	echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) + (c))';)
 endef