diff --git a/debian/patches/Change-dkms-version.patch b/debian/patches/Change-dkms-version.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 8b16c39..0000000
--- a/debian/patches/Change-dkms-version.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-From: Sophie Brun <sophie@offensive-security.com>
-Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2020 08:49:31 +0200
-Subject: Change dkms version
-
-Forwarded: not-needed
----
- dkms.conf | 2 +-
- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/dkms.conf b/dkms.conf
-index 1c14127..1708d4c 100644
---- a/dkms.conf
-+++ b/dkms.conf
-@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
- PACKAGE_NAME="realtek-rtl8188eus"
--PACKAGE_VERSION="5.3.9~20200316"
-+PACKAGE_VERSION="5.3.9~git20220319.0958f29"
- CLEAN="'make' clean"
- BUILT_MODULE_NAME[0]=8188eu
- PROCS_NUM=`nproc`
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 1470404..6e3040b 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
-Change-dkms-version.patch
 add-support-kernel-5.17.patch
diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index a19c01b..e1d76e2 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ override_dh_fixperms:
 	dh_fixperms
 	find debian/realtek-rtl8188eus-dkms/usr/src -type f -exec chmod -x {} \;
 
+execute_after_dh_install:
+	sed -i dkms.conf -e 's%^PACKAGE_VERSION=.*%PACKAGE_VERSION="$(DEB_VERSION_UPSTREAM)"%'
+
 # Nothing to configure, build or auto-install (all is done after
 # installation using dkms)
 override_dh_auto_configure: