diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index cf7d3df0744e61078a28e7c87084926562849195..675b7df632fc1a1076f9b16862bb5bac2652b964 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 #ifndef __iwl_core_h__
 #define __iwl_core_h__
 
+#include <linux/utsrelease.h>
+
 /************************
  * forward declarations *
  ************************/
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ struct iwl_host_cmd;
 struct iwl_cmd;
 
 
-#define IWLWIFI_VERSION "1.3.27k"
+#define IWLWIFI_VERSION UTS_RELEASE "-k"
 #define DRV_COPYRIGHT	"Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation"
 #define DRV_AUTHOR     "<ilw@linux.intel.com>"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index a63bd5ee53a709d64fdd3875e24f405411a555b1..2a28a1f8b1fe170eea264ed4a96bdb472ded3240 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -76,11 +76,9 @@
 #define VS
 #endif
 
-#define IWL39_VERSION "1.2.26k" VD VS
+#define DRV_VERSION  IWLWIFI_VERSION VD VS
 #define DRV_COPYRIGHT	"Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation"
 #define DRV_AUTHOR     "<ilw@linux.intel.com>"
-#define DRV_VERSION     IWL39_VERSION
-
 
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION(DRV_DESCRIPTION);
 MODULE_VERSION(DRV_VERSION);