diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 12607d389148..1fdd44fe1659 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1255,7 +1255,10 @@ define filechk_version.h
 		expr $(VERSION) \* 65536 + 0$(PATCHLEVEL) \* 256 + $(SUBLEVEL)); \
 	fi;                                                              \
 	echo '#define KERNEL_VERSION(a,b,c) (((a) << 16) + ((b) << 8) +  \
-	((c) > 255 ? 255 : (c)))'
+	((c) > 255 ? 255 : (c)))';                                       \
+	echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR $(VERSION);                    \
+	echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL $(PATCHLEVEL);            \
+	echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_SUBLEVEL $(SUBLEVEL)
 endef
 
 $(version_h): FORCE
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index ca6f2fc39ea0..29f886263dc5 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -235,8 +235,8 @@ static void mlx5_set_driver_version(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	remaining_size = max_t(int, 0, driver_ver_sz - strlen(string));
 
 	snprintf(string + strlen(string), remaining_size, "%u.%u.%u",
-		 (u8)((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 16) & 0xff), (u8)((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8) & 0xff),
-		 (u16)(LINUX_VERSION_CODE & 0xffff));
+		LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR, LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL,
+		LINUX_VERSION_SUBLEVEL);
 
 	/*Send the command*/
 	MLX5_SET(set_driver_version_in, in, opcode,
diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
index ad5a0f405a75..3f0381344221 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/hcd.c
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ DECLARE_WAIT_QUEUE_HEAD(usb_kill_urb_queue);
  */
 
 /*-------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-#define KERNEL_REL	bin2bcd(((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 16) & 0x0ff))
-#define KERNEL_VER	bin2bcd(((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8) & 0x0ff))
+#define KERNEL_REL	bin2bcd(LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR)
+#define KERNEL_VER	bin2bcd(LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL)
 
 /* usb 3.1 root hub device descriptor */
 static const u8 usb31_rh_dev_descriptor[18] = {
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/aspeed-vhub/hub.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/aspeed-vhub/hub.c
index bfd8e77788e2..5c7dea5e0ff1 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/aspeed-vhub/hub.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/udc/aspeed-vhub/hub.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
  *    - Make vid/did overridable
  *    - make it look like usb1 if usb1 mode forced
  */
-#define KERNEL_REL	bin2bcd(((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 16) & 0x0ff))
-#define KERNEL_VER	bin2bcd(((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8) & 0x0ff))
+#define KERNEL_REL	bin2bcd(LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR)
+#define KERNEL_VER	bin2bcd(LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL)
 
 enum {
 	AST_VHUB_STR_INDEX_MAX = 4,
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/composite.h b/include/linux/usb/composite.h
index a2d229ab63ba..7531ce723374 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/composite.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/composite.h
@@ -573,8 +573,8 @@ static inline u16 get_default_bcdDevice(void)
 {
 	u16 bcdDevice;
 
-	bcdDevice = bin2bcd((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 16 & 0xff)) << 8;
-	bcdDevice |= bin2bcd((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8 & 0xff));
+	bcdDevice = bin2bcd(LINUX_VERSION_MAJOR) << 8;
+	bcdDevice |= bin2bcd(LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL);
 	return bcdDevice;
 }
 
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index 51f00fe20e4d..c2225bd405d5 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static int override_release(char __user *release, size_t len)
 				break;
 			rest++;
 		}
-		v = ((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8) & 0xff) + 60;
+		v = LINUX_VERSION_PATCHLEVEL + 60;
 		copy = clamp_t(size_t, len, 1, sizeof(buf));
 		copy = scnprintf(buf, copy, "2.6.%u%s", v, rest);
 		ret = copy_to_user(release, buf, copy + 1);