diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index e433e0d1c..2fb7437e8 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ LINUX_SITE = $(BR2_KERNEL_MIRROR)/linux/kernel/v3.x
 endif
 # release candidates are in testing/ subdir
 ifneq ($(findstring -rc,$(LINUX_VERSION)),)
-LINUX_SITE := $(LINUX_SITE)testing/
+LINUX_SITE := $(LINUX_SITE)/testing/
 endif # -rc
 endif