diff --git a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
index 829c9e236..bc4c70f2d 100755
--- a/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
+++ b/scripts/generate-kernel-patch
@@ -269,6 +269,7 @@ do
    fi
 done
 
+download_kernel "${kver}" || exit $?
 
 # General kernel patches.