diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d04ee0ad1dcc..5a5b82eaaec2 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -904,12 +904,18 @@ localver = $(subst $(space),, $(string) \
 # and if the SCM is know a tag from the SCM is appended.
 # The appended tag is determined by the SCM used.
 #
-# Currently, only git is supported.
-# Other SCMs can edit scripts/setlocalversion and add the appropriate
-# checks as needed.
+# .scmversion is used when generating rpm packages so we do not loose
+# the version information from the SCM when we do the build of the kernel
+# from the copied source
 ifdef CONFIG_LOCALVERSION_AUTO
-	_localver-auto = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
-	                  $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))
+
+ifeq ($(wildcard .scmversion),)
+        _localver-auto = $(shell $(CONFIG_SHELL) \
+                         $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion $(srctree))
+else
+        _localver-auto = $(shell cat .scmversion 2> /dev/null)
+endif
+
 	localver-auto  = $(LOCALVERSION)$(_localver-auto)
 endif
 
@@ -1537,7 +1543,7 @@ quiet_cmd_depmod = DEPMOD  $(KERNELRELEASE)
       cmd_depmod = \
 	if [ -r System.map -a -x $(DEPMOD) ]; then                              \
 		$(DEPMOD) -ae -F System.map                                     \
-		$(if $(strip $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)), -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) -r)   \
+		$(if $(strip $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)), -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) )     \
 		$(KERNELRELEASE);                                               \
 	fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/package/Makefile b/scripts/package/Makefile
index 8c6b7b09606a..fa4a0a17b7e0 100644
--- a/scripts/package/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/package/Makefile
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ $(objtree)/kernel.spec: $(MKSPEC) $(srctree)/Makefile
 rpm-pkg rpm: $(objtree)/kernel.spec FORCE
 	$(MAKE) clean
 	$(PREV) ln -sf $(srctree) $(KERNELPATH)
+	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/setlocalversion > $(objtree)/.scmversion
 	$(PREV) tar -cz $(RCS_TAR_IGNORE) -f $(KERNELPATH).tar.gz $(KERNELPATH)/.
 	$(PREV) rm $(KERNELPATH)
-
+	rm -f $(objtree)/.scmversion
 	set -e; \
 	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkversion > $(objtree)/.tmp_version
 	set -e; \
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index ee448cdc6a2b..3d93f8c81252 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ echo "%endif"
 
 echo ""
 echo "%clean"
-echo '#echo -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT'
+echo 'rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT'
 echo ""
 echo "%files"
 echo '%defattr (-, root, root)'
diff --git a/scripts/unifdef.c b/scripts/unifdef.c
index 552025e72acb..05a31a6c7e1b 100644
--- a/scripts/unifdef.c
+++ b/scripts/unifdef.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static void             done(void);
 static void             error(const char *);
 static int              findsym(const char *);
 static void             flushline(bool);
-static Linetype         getline(void);
+static Linetype         get_line(void);
 static Linetype         ifeval(const char **);
 static void             ignoreoff(void);
 static void             ignoreon(void);
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ process(void)
 
 	for (;;) {
 		linenum++;
-		lineval = getline();
+		lineval = get_line();
 		trans_table[ifstate[depth]][lineval]();
 		debug("process %s -> %s depth %d",
 		    linetype_name[lineval],
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ process(void)
  * help from skipcomment().
  */
 static Linetype
-getline(void)
+get_line(void)
 {
 	const char *cp;
 	int cursym;