diff --git a/package/devel/tmon/Makefile b/package/devel/tmon/Makefile
index 6f9182ce9ad..25aeb0203f2 100644
--- a/package/devel/tmon/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/tmon/Makefile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ define Package/tmon
   SECTION:=devel
   CATEGORY:=Development
   TITLE:=Thermal monitoring and testing tool
-  VERSION:=$(LINUX_VERSION)-$(PKG_RELEASE)
   URL:=http://www.kernel.org
   DEPENDS:=+libncursesw
 endef