--- xnu/xnu-517.3.15/iokit/Kernel/IOStartIOKit.cpp
+++ xnu/xnu-792.6.56/iokit/Kernel/IOStartIOKit.cpp
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
  * Copyright (c) 1998-2000 Apple Computer, Inc. All rights reserved.
  *
  * @APPLE_LICENSE_HEADER_START@
- * 
- * Copyright (c) 1999-2003 Apple Computer, Inc.  All Rights Reserved.
  * 
  * This file contains Original Code and/or Modifications of Original Code
  * as defined in and that are subject to the Apple Public Source License
@@ -30,6 +28,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libkern/c++/OSUnserialize.h>
+#include <libkern/version.h>
 #include <IOKit/IORegistryEntry.h>
 #include <IOKit/IODeviceTreeSupport.h>
 #include <IOKit/IOCatalogue.h>
@@ -42,10 +41,11 @@
 
 #include <IOKit/assert.h>
 
+#include "IOKitKernelInternal.h"
+
 extern "C" {
 
 extern void OSlibkernInit (void);
-extern void IOLibInit(void);
 
 #include <kern/clock.h>
 
@@ -79,8 +79,6 @@
     OSDictionary *              fakeKmods;  // must release
     OSCollectionIterator *      kmodIter;   // must release
     OSString *                  kmodName;   // don't release
-
-    IOLog( iokit_version );
 
     if( PE_parse_boot_arg( "io", &debugFlags ))
 	gIOKitDebug = debugFlags;
@@ -129,8 +127,13 @@
                 "an invalid version.\n",
                 kmodName->getCStringNoCopy());
         }
-        if (KERN_SUCCESS != kmod_create_fake(kmodName->getCStringNoCopy(),
-                kmodVersion->getCStringNoCopy())) {
+
+	// empty version strings get replaced with current kernel version
+	const char *vers = (strlen(kmodVersion->getCStringNoCopy())
+				 ? kmodVersion->getCStringNoCopy()
+				 : osrelease);
+
+        if (KERN_SUCCESS != kmod_create_fake(kmodName->getCStringNoCopy(), vers)) {
             panic("Failure declaring in-kernel kmod \"%s\".\n",
                 kmodName->getCStringNoCopy());
         }
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@
     IOUserClient::initialize();
     IOMemoryDescriptor::initialize();
 
-    obj = OSString::withCString( iokit_version );
+    obj = OSString::withCString( version );
     assert( obj );
     if( obj ) {
         root->setProperty( kIOKitBuildVersionKey, obj );