diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel/template b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
index 3a9a92fe0a..009ada65b6 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel/template
@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 #
 pkgname=kernel
 _kmajorver=3.2
-version=${_kmajorver}.7
+version=${_kmajorver}.8
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
 distfiles="http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux//kernel/v3.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://www.kernel.org"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=9b859cf2d55b2b5e6ca103cc12932494c469b184a67bf0481448d78790c6a383
+checksum=b93b02f9cfaf4bca17d8d87a3170b94b29ec58ede15e9dc241740cb7860aa0ba
 short_desc="The Linux kernel and modules"
 long_desc="
  This package provides the linux kernel image and associated modules."
@@ -23,19 +23,11 @@ patch_args="-Np1"
 
 #: ${revision:=1}
 _kernel_headers_revision=${revision}
-if [ -n "${_kernel_snapshot}" ]; then
-	if [ -n "${_kernel_patch_ver}" ]; then
-		_kernver="${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_ver_minor}-${_kernel_patch_ver}"
-	else
-		_kernver="${_kernel_ver}.${_kernel_ver_minor}"
-	fi
+if [ -n "${revision}" ]; then
+	_kernver="${version}_${revision}"
 else
 	_kernver="${version}"
 fi
-if [ -n "${revision}" ]; then
-	_kernver="${_kernver}_${revision}"
-fi
-kernel_hooks_version="${_kernver}"
 
 # These files could be modified when an external module is built.
 mutable_files="