diff --git a/build/tasks/kernel.mk b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
index e3e996f..4d23c33 100644
--- a/build/tasks/kernel.mk
+++ b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
@@ -228,8 +228,8 @@
         # Find the clang-* directory containing the specified version
         KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION := $(shell find $(ANDROID_BUILD_TOP)/prebuilts/clang/host/$(HOST_OS)-x86/ -name AndroidVersion.txt -exec grep -l $(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION) "{}" \; | sed -e 's|/AndroidVersion.txt$$||g;s|^.*/||g')
     else
-        # Only set the latest version of clang if TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION hasn't been set by the device config
-        KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION := $(shell ls -d $(ANDROID_BUILD_TOP)/prebuilts/clang/host/$(HOST_OS)-x86/clang-* | xargs -n 1 basename | tail -1)
+        # Use the default version of clang if TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION hasn't been set by the device config
+        KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION := $(LLVM_PREBUILTS_VERSION)
     endif
     TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_PATH ?= $(ANDROID_BUILD_TOP)/prebuilts/clang/host/$(HOST_OS)-x86/$(KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION)/bin
     ifeq ($(KERNEL_ARCH),arm64)