diff --git a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
index a6a8e3d4b..97a31641a 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
+++ b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ function specialize_patch {
 	  fi
 	  ;;
       UEK)
-	  ao=(-v UEK_KABI_RENAME=1)
+	  ao=(-v UEK_KABI_RENAME=1 -v UEK_RELEASE=${releasevermajor})
 	  ;;
   esac
   local kver3
diff --git a/scripts/specialize-patch b/scripts/specialize-patch
index f08b00e33..98289aa73 100755
--- a/scripts/specialize-patch
+++ b/scripts/specialize-patch
@@ -249,6 +249,8 @@ function evaluate(stmnt, pattern, arg, op, result) {
 
   gsub("defined\\(_COMPAT_LINUX_MM_H\\)", "0", stmnt)
   gsub("defined\\(UEK_KABI_RENAME\\)", UEK_KABI_RENAME ? "1" : "0", stmnt)
+  gsub("defined\\(UEK_RELEASE\\)", UEK_RELEASE ? "1" : "0", stmnt)
+  gsub("UEK_RELEASE", UEK_RELEASE ? UEK_RELEASE : "0", stmnt)
 
   if (SCST_IO_CONTEXT != "")
   {
@@ -454,6 +456,7 @@ function handle_if(evaluated)
       || $0 ~ "RHEL_RELEASE_CODE"					\
       || $0 ~ "SOCK_RECVMSG_HAS_FOUR_ARGS"				\
       || $0 ~ "UEK_KABI_RENAME"						\
+      || $0 ~ "UEK_RELEASE"						\
       || $0 ~ "USE_PRE_440_WR_STRUCTURE"				\
       || $0 ~ "_COMPAT_LINUX_MM_H"					\
       || $0 ~ "bio_multiple_segments"                                   \