diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 98091b4ccc533ed365c8d6fa131be30360faa970..cb58bad60833f55ba3d5a32cb77c2080db74c046 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -34,7 +34,15 @@ char i40evf_driver_name[] = "i40evf";
 static const char i40evf_driver_string[] =
 	"Intel(R) XL710/X710 Virtual Function Network Driver";
 
-#define DRV_VERSION "1.4.3"
+#define DRV_KERN "-k"
+
+#define DRV_VERSION_MAJOR 1
+#define DRV_VERSION_MINOR 4
+#define DRV_VERSION_BUILD 3
+#define DRV_VERSION __stringify(DRV_VERSION_MAJOR) "." \
+	     __stringify(DRV_VERSION_MINOR) "." \
+	     __stringify(DRV_VERSION_BUILD) \
+	     DRV_KERN
 const char i40evf_driver_version[] = DRV_VERSION;
 static const char i40evf_copyright[] =
 	"Copyright (c) 2013 - 2015 Intel Corporation.";