--- a/examples/msr/kernel.conf.tmpl	Mon May 29 09:54:18 2006 +0000
+++ b/examples/msr/kernel.conf.tmpl	Mon Jun 26 15:04:06 2006 +0000
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 # Kernel sources for module compilation
-KERNEL := `uname -r`
+KERNEL := $(shell uname -r)
 
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------