diff --git a/Makefile.inc1 b/Makefile.inc1
index fd372d9b724a..09018e048694 100644
--- a/Makefile.inc1
+++ b/Makefile.inc1
@@ -1698,6 +1698,7 @@ create-kernel-packages-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}: _pkgbootstrap
 	pwd_arg=`cd ${SRCDIR}/etc ; ${MAKE} -VPWD_MKDB_ENDIAN` ; \
 	sed -e "s/%VERSION%/${PKG_VERSION}/" \
 		-e "s/%PKGNAME%/kernel-${INSTALLKERNEL:tl}${flavor}/" \
+		-e "s/%KERNELDIR%/kernel/" \
 		-e "s/%COMMENT%/FreeBSD ${INSTALLKERNEL} kernel ${flavor}/" \
 		-e "s/%DESC%/FreeBSD ${INSTALLKERNEL} kernel ${flavor}/" \
 		-e "s/%CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN%/$${cap_arg}/g" \
@@ -1733,6 +1734,7 @@ create-kernel-packages-extra-flavor${flavor:C,^""$,${_default_flavor},}-${_kerne
 	pwd_arg=`cd ${SRCDIR}/etc ; ${MAKE} -VPWD_MKDB_ENDIAN` ; \
 	sed -e "s/%VERSION%/${PKG_VERSION}/" \
 		-e "s/%PKGNAME%/kernel-${_kernel:tl}${flavor}/" \
+		-e "s/%KERNELDIR%/kernel.${_kernel}/" \
 		-e "s/%COMMENT%/FreeBSD ${_kernel} kernel ${flavor}/" \
 		-e "s/%DESC%/FreeBSD ${_kernel} kernel ${flavor}/" \
 		-e "s/%CAP_MKDB_ENDIAN%/$${cap_arg}/g" \
diff --git a/release/packages/kernel.ucl b/release/packages/kernel.ucl
index 5c169d2365d0..f9ee3643e1d1 100644
--- a/release/packages/kernel.ucl
+++ b/release/packages/kernel.ucl
@@ -17,6 +17,6 @@ desc = <<EOD
 EOD
 scripts: {
 	post-install = <<EOD
-	/usr/sbin/kldxref ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/boot/kernel
+	/usr/sbin/kldxref ${PKG_ROOTDIR}/boot/%KERNELDIR%
 EOD
 }