diff --git a/modules/initrd-kernel.nix b/modules/initrd-kernel.nix
index 931f8245..71b243ae 100644
--- a/modules/initrd-kernel.nix
+++ b/modules/initrd-kernel.nix
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ in
                   baseVersion = "3.18";
                   kernelOlder = lib.versionOlder baseVersion;
                   kernelAtLeast = lib.versionAtLeast baseVersion;
+                  modDirVersion = "99";
                 };
                 version = "99";
               } "mkdir $out; touch $out/no-kernel"
diff --git a/overlay/mobile-nixos/kernel/builder.nix b/overlay/mobile-nixos/kernel/builder.nix
index cfd8ffea..e357ae64 100644
--- a/overlay/mobile-nixos/kernel/builder.nix
+++ b/overlay/mobile-nixos/kernel/builder.nix
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (inputArgs // {
     # appropriately for different quirks.
     inherit isQcdt isExynosDT;
 
-    inherit baseVersion;
+    inherit baseVersion modDirVersion;
     kernelOlder = lib.versionOlder baseVersion;
     kernelAtLeast = lib.versionAtLeast baseVersion;