diff --git a/testsuite/Makefile b/testsuite/Makefile
index fa7ddb86..50a7bafa 100644
--- a/testsuite/Makefile
+++ b/testsuite/Makefile
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ IPVERS := $(filter-out iproute2/Makefile,$(wildcard iproute2/*))
 
 ifneq (,$(wildcard /proc/config.gz))
 	KENV := $(shell cat /proc/config.gz | gunzip | grep ^CONFIG)
+else
+KVER := $(shell uname -r)
+KCPATH := /lib/modules/${KVER}/config
+ifneq (,$(wildcard ${KCPATH}))
+	KENV := $(shell cat ${KCPATH} | grep ^CONFIG)
+endif
 endif
 
 .PHONY: compile listtests alltests configure $(TESTS)