diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2267390c9421..0c19df930c3c 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1210,8 +1210,7 @@ define filechk_utsrelease.h
 	  echo '"$(KERNELRELEASE)" exceeds $(uts_len) characters' >&2;    \
 	  exit 1;                                                         \
 	fi;                                                               \
-	(echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\"; echo \#define UTS_RELEASE_FULL \"$(KERNELRELEASE_FULL)\";\
-	echo \#define UTS_RELEASEY \"$(basename $(KERNELRELEASE)).y\";)
+	(echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\"; echo \#define UTS_RELEASE_FULL \"$(KERNELRELEASE_FULL)\";)
 endef
 
 define filechk_version.h
diff --git a/include/linux/vermagic.h b/include/linux/vermagic.h
index f678d9538a9f..6f8fbcf10dfb 100644
--- a/include/linux/vermagic.h
+++ b/include/linux/vermagic.h
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #endif
 
 #define VERMAGIC_STRING 						\
-	UTS_RELEASEY " "							\
+	UTS_RELEASE " "							\
 	MODULE_VERMAGIC_SMP MODULE_VERMAGIC_PREEMPT 			\
 	MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODULE_UNLOAD MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODVERSIONS	\
 	MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index be3b4356e5f8..13ad2f8c44f9 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1308,7 +1308,7 @@ static int check_version(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 bad_version:
 	pr_warn("%s: disagrees about version of symbol %s\n",
 	       mod->name, symname);
-	return 1;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int check_modstruct_version(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,