diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
index a374df13be..5e7003bd4e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel-yocto.bbclass
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ do_patch() {
 			addon_features="$addon_features --feature $feat"
 		done
 	fi
-	updateme --branch ${kbranch} ${addon_features} ${ARCH} ${MACHINE} ${WORKDIR}
+	updateme --branch ${kbranch} ${addon_features} ${ARCH} ${KMACHINE} ${WORKDIR}
 	if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
 		echo "ERROR. Could not update ${kbranch}"
 		exit 1