diff --git a/net/keepalived/Makefile b/net/keepalived/Makefile
index d7396b23b..b7ac46a5b 100644
--- a/net/keepalived/Makefile
+++ b/net/keepalived/Makefile
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS+= \
 	--disable-strip \
 	--disable-lvs \
 	--disable-lvs-syncd \
-	--with-kernel-dir="$(LINUX_DIR)"
+	--with-kernel-dir="$(LINUX_DIR)/$(LINUX_UAPI_DIR)"
 
 CONFIGURE_VARS+= \
 	ac_cv_file_$(call acvar,$(LINUX_DIR)/net/core/link_watch.c)=yes