diff --git a/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-3.1.6.ebuild b/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-3.1.6.ebuild
index 89ed99d9678b1..4f666a77733d1 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-3.1.6.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-3.1.6.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ RDEPEND="
 
 CONFIG_CHECK="~MODULES"
 
+src_compile() {
+	emake KCONF="/usr/lib/kernel"
+}
+
 src_test() {
 	chmod +x dkms run_test.sh || die
 	PATH="${PATH}:$(pwd)" ./run_test.sh || die "Tests failed"
diff --git a/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-9999.ebuild b/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-9999.ebuild
index 55e982aa1334c..6c929011cfbb2 100644
--- a/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-9999.ebuild
+++ b/sys-kernel/dkms/dkms-9999.ebuild
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ RDEPEND="
 
 CONFIG_CHECK="~MODULES"
 
+src_compile() {
+	emake KCONF="/usr/lib/kernel"
+}
+
 src_test() {
 	chmod +x dkms run_test.sh  || die
 	PATH="${PATH}:$(pwd)" ./run_test.sh || die "Tests failed"