diff --git a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
index 4dd6cd485..8ecdecf1c 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
+++ b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
@@ -269,8 +269,6 @@ do
    fi
 done
 
-download_kernel "${kver}" || exit $?
-
 # General kernel patches.
 
 scsi_exec_req_fifo_defined=0
@@ -499,6 +497,8 @@ add_file "iscsi-scst/README_in-tree" "Documentation/scst/README.iscsi" \
 
 if [ "${qla2x00t}" = "true" ]; then
 
+  download_kernel "${kver3}" || exit $?
+
   ( cd qla2x00t && ./generate-in-tree-patches "$1" )
 
   for f in qla2x00t/in-tree-patches/"$1"/*.patch; do