diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
index 8ff207aa14792..e455a2f31f070 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx5/core/main.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_RFS_ACCEL
 #include <linux/cpu_rmap.h>
 #endif
+#include <linux/version.h>
 #include <net/devlink.h>
 #include "mlx5_core.h"
 #include "lib/eq.h"
@@ -233,7 +234,10 @@ static void mlx5_set_driver_version(struct mlx5_core_dev *dev)
 	strncat(string, ",", remaining_size);
 
 	remaining_size = max_t(int, 0, driver_ver_sz - strlen(string));
-	strncat(string, DRIVER_VERSION, remaining_size);
+
+	snprintf(string + strlen(string), remaining_size, "%u.%u.%u",
+		 (u8)((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 16) & 0xff), (u8)((LINUX_VERSION_CODE >> 8) & 0xff),
+		 (u16)(LINUX_VERSION_CODE & 0xffff));
 
 	/*Send the command*/
 	MLX5_SET(set_driver_version_in, in, opcode,