diff --git a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
index b88dd14e41c6..b987052d91ef 100644
--- a/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
+++ b/net/ethtool/ioctl.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <linux/phy.h>
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/vermagic.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/sfp.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
@@ -655,6 +656,7 @@ static noinline_for_stack int ethtool_get_drvinfo(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	memset(&info, 0, sizeof(info));
 	info.cmd = ETHTOOL_GDRVINFO;
+	strlcpy(info.version, UTS_RELEASE, sizeof(info.version));
 	if (ops->get_drvinfo) {
 		ops->get_drvinfo(dev, &info);
 	} else if (dev->dev.parent && dev->dev.parent->driver) {