diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
index 04cf8ed1c8..e7bc15c7c3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-libc-headers/template
@@ -1,18 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'kernel-libc-headers'
+. ${XBPS_SRCPKGDIR}/kernel/common-vars
+
 pkgname=kernel-libc-headers
-_kernel_ver=2.6.33
-#version=${_kernel_ver}
-_kernel_patch_ver=2
-version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_patch_ver}
-wrksrc="linux-$version"
-distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=only-install
 make_install_target="
  INSTALL_HDR_PATH=$XBPS_DESTDIR/$pkgname-$version/usr
  headers_install"
 short_desc="The Linux kernel headers for development"
-maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=6a739ce474513149c395bee5e49e64065932b35ddcae874ff21937d51093bd80
 long_desc="
  This package provides the linux kernel headers for use in userspace."
 
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel/common-vars b/srcpkgs/kernel/common-vars
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bdde9745fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel/common-vars
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Common vars shared by the 'kernel' and 'kernel-libc-headers'
+# build templates.
+_kernel_ver=2.6.33
+#version=${_kernel_ver}
+_kernel_patch_ver=2
+version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_patch_ver}
+wrksrc="linux-$version"
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
+maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
+checksum=6a739ce474513149c395bee5e49e64065932b35ddcae874ff21937d51093bd80
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel/template b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
index 3766060cfb..23b3dbf02c 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
@@ -1,17 +1,10 @@
 # Template file for 'kernel'
+. ${XBPS_SRCPKGDIR}/kernel/common-vars
 pkgname=kernel
-_kernel_ver=2.6.33
-#version=${_kernel_ver}
-_kernel_patch_ver=2
 # Don't forget to set same revision in kernel-headers!
 #revision=1
-version=${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_patch_ver}
-wrksrc="linux-$version"
-distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/linux-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=custom-install
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and associated stuff (2.6 branch)"
-maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=6a739ce474513149c395bee5e49e64065932b35ddcae874ff21937d51093bd80
 long_desc="
  This package provides the linux kernel image and associated modules."