diff --git a/make/linux-rpm-build.mk b/make/linux-rpm-build.mk
index daeccd20..aa0fcd9a 100644
--- a/make/linux-rpm-build.mk
+++ b/make/linux-rpm-build.mk
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ KERNEL_BASE         ?= lx-$(HOST)
 BOOT_LABEL          ?= lx-$(KERNEL_VERSION)-$(RPM_RELEASE)
 KERNEL_PKG_SUFFIX   ?= .tar.gz
 CUSTOMER            ?= jannet
-KERNEL_BASE_DIR     ?= /home/samba/dat/exe/linux/os
-KERNEL_PKG          ?= $(KERNEL_BASE_DIR)/$(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | sed 's/\([0-9]\.[0-9]*\)\..*/\1/')/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION)$(KERNEL_PKG_SUFFIX)
+KERNEL_DLOAD_DIR    ?= /home/samba/dat/exe/linux/os
+KERNEL_PKG          ?= $(KERNEL_DLOAD_DIR)/$(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | sed 's/\([0-9]\.[0-9]*\)\..*/\1/')/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION)$(KERNEL_PKG_SUFFIX)
 UPLOAD_HOST         ?= ftp.jannet.de
 UPLOAD_PATH         ?= /home/ftp/dat/pub/packages/$(CUSTOMER)/$(KERNEL_BASE)
 UPLOAD_OWNER        ?= $(shell whoami)
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ UPLOAD_OWNER        ?= $(shell whoami)
 KERNEL_MAJOR         = $(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | cut -d\. -f1)
 KERNEL_MINOR         = $(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | cut -d\. -f2)
 KERNEL_RELEASE       = $(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | cut -d\. -f3)
-KERNEL_PKG_BASE      = /home/samba/dat/share/exe/linux/os/$(KERNEL_MAJOR).$(KERNEL_MINOR)/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar
+KERNEL_PKG_BASE      = $(KERNEL_DLOAD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_MAJOR).$(KERNEL_MINOR)/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(KERNEL_PKG_BASE).*),)
 	ifneq ($(wildcard $(KERNEL_PKG_BASE).gz),)
 	KERNEL_PKG           = $(KERNEL_PKG_BASE).gz
diff --git a/make/linux-rpm.mk b/make/linux-rpm.mk
index fd323023..3e6a727b 100644
--- a/make/linux-rpm.mk
+++ b/make/linux-rpm.mk
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ endef
 KERNEL_MAJOR         = $(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | cut -d\. -f1)
 KERNEL_MINOR         = $(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | cut -d\. -f2)
 KERNEL_RELEASE       = $(shell echo $(KERNEL_VERSION) | cut -d\. -f3)
-KERNEL_PKG_BASE      = /home/samba/dat/share/exe/linux/os/$(KERNEL_MAJOR).$(KERNEL_MINOR)/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar
+KERNEL_DLOAD_DIR    ?= /home/samba/dat/share/exe/linux/os
+KERNEL_PKG_BASE      = $(KERNEL_DLOAD_DIR)/$(KERNEL_MAJOR).$(KERNEL_MINOR)/linux-$(KERNEL_VERSION).tar
 
 ifneq ($(wildcard $(KERNEL_PKG_BASE).*),)
 	ifneq ($(wildcard $(KERNEL_PKG_BASE).gz),)