diff --git a/update-notify b/update-notify
index 4b0a186..eea7ae4 100755
--- a/update-notify
+++ b/update-notify
@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ fi
 arch_updates=$(checkupdates | wc -l)
 aur_updates=$(aur repo -u -d aur-local | wc -l)
 kernel_update=$(checkupdates | grep linux | grep -v custom | grep -v archlinux | grep -v api | grep -v firmware | wc -l)
+
+if [ "$kernel_update" -eq 0 ]; then
+    kernel_update=$(vercmp `pacman -Si linux | grep Version | cut -d':' -f2` `uname -r`)
+fi
+
 built_kernel=$(checkupdates | grep linux-custom | wc -l)
 
 updates=$(($arch_updates + $aur_updates))