diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
index 6f0aecad5d67..b34d11e22636 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/Makefile
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ GCC_PLUGINS_DIR = $(shell $(CC) -print-file-name=plugin)
 
 plugin_cxxflags	= -Wp,-MMD,$(depfile) $(KBUILD_HOSTCXXFLAGS) -fPIC \
 		  -include $(srctree)/include/linux/compiler-version.h \
-		  -include $(objtree)/include/generated/utsrelease.h \
+		  -DPLUGIN_VERSION=$(call stringify,$(KERNELVERSION)) \
 		  -I $(GCC_PLUGINS_DIR)/include -I $(obj) -std=gnu++11 \
 		  -fno-rtti -fno-exceptions -fasynchronous-unwind-tables \
 		  -ggdb -Wno-narrowing -Wno-unused-variable \
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c
index 5d415b2572a8..848918764174 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/latent_entropy_plugin.c
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ __visible int plugin_is_GPL_compatible;
 static GTY(()) tree latent_entropy_decl;
 
 static struct plugin_info latent_entropy_plugin_info = {
-	.version	= UTS_RELEASE,
+	.version	= PLUGIN_VERSION,
 	.help		= "disable\tturn off latent entropy instrumentation\n",
 };
 
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
index ea2aea570404..951b74ba1b24 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ __visible int plugin_is_GPL_compatible;
 static int performance_mode;
 
 static struct plugin_info randomize_layout_plugin_info = {
-	.version	= UTS_RELEASE,
+	.version	= PLUGIN_VERSION,
 	.help		= "disable\t\t\tdo not activate plugin\n"
 			  "performance-mode\tenable cacheline-aware layout randomization\n"
 };
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/sancov_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/sancov_plugin.c
index f3d629555b84..b76cb9c42cec 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/sancov_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/sancov_plugin.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ __visible int plugin_is_GPL_compatible;
 tree sancov_fndecl;
 
 static struct plugin_info sancov_plugin_info = {
-	.version	= UTS_RELEASE,
+	.version	= PLUGIN_VERSION,
 	.help		= "sancov plugin\n",
 };
 
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/stackleak_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/stackleak_plugin.c
index de817d54b8af..ff91885f9470 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/stackleak_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/stackleak_plugin.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ static bool verbose = false;
 static GTY(()) tree track_function_decl;
 
 static struct plugin_info stackleak_plugin_info = {
-	.version = UTS_RELEASE,
+	.version = PLUGIN_VERSION,
 	.help = "track-min-size=nn\ttrack stack for functions with a stack frame size >= nn bytes\n"
 		"arch=target_arch\tspecify target build arch\n"
 		"disable\t\tdo not activate the plugin\n"
diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c
index 86b608a24ec0..8bc04068ed39 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/structleak_plugin.c
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
 __visible int plugin_is_GPL_compatible;
 
 static struct plugin_info structleak_plugin_info = {
-	.version	= UTS_RELEASE,
+	.version	= PLUGIN_VERSION,
 	.help		= "disable\tdo not activate plugin\n"
 			  "byref\tinit structs passed by reference\n"
 			  "byref-all\tinit anything passed by reference\n"