diff --git a/staticlibs/native/tcutils/kernelversion.h b/staticlibs/native/tcutils/kernelversion.h
index 3be1ad2..492444a 100644
--- a/staticlibs/native/tcutils/kernelversion.h
+++ b/staticlibs/native/tcutils/kernelversion.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 
 namespace android {
 
-static inline unsigned kernelVersion() {
+static inline unsigned uncachedKernelVersion() {
   struct utsname buf;
   int ret = uname(&buf);
   if (ret)
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@
   return KVER(kver_major, kver_minor, kver_sub);
 }
 
+static unsigned kernelVersion() {
+  static unsigned kver = uncachedKernelVersion();
+  return kver;
+}
+
 static inline bool isAtLeastKernelVersion(unsigned major, unsigned minor,
                                           unsigned sub) {
   return kernelVersion() >= KVER(major, minor, sub);