diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/NVIDIA-173.14.12-2.6.27.patch b/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/NVIDIA-173.14.12-2.6.27.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 1ba936b509..0000000000
--- a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/NVIDIA-173.14.12-2.6.27.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,87 +0,0 @@
-diff -Nru NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0.orig/usr/src/nv/nv.c NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c
---- usr/src/nv/nv.c	2008-07-18 03:42:50.000000000 +0200
-+++ NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv.c	2008-08-12 00:35:45.000000000 +0200
-@@ -1296,14 +1296,22 @@
-             if (get_cpu() == cpu)
-                 __nv_setup_pat_entries(NULL);
-             else
-+	    	#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)
-+		smp_call_function(__nv_setup_pat_entries, hcpu, 1);
-+		#else
-                 smp_call_function(__nv_setup_pat_entries, hcpu, 1, 1);
-+		#endif
-             put_cpu();
-             break;
-         case CPU_DOWN_PREPARE:
-             if (get_cpu() == cpu)
-                 __nv_restore_pat_entries(NULL);
-             else
-+	    	#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)
-+		smp_call_function(__nv_restore_pat_entries, hcpu, 1);
-+		#else
-                 smp_call_function(__nv_restore_pat_entries, hcpu, 1, 1);
-+		#endif
-             put_cpu();
-             break;
-     }
-diff -Nru NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0.orig/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h
---- usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h	2008-07-18 03:42:51.000000000 +0200
-+++ NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0/usr/src/nv/nv-linux.h	2008-08-12 00:44:27.000000000 +0200
-@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@
- #endif
- 
- #include <linux/spinlock.h>
-+#if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)
-+#else
- #include <asm/semaphore.h>
-+#endif
- #include <linux/completion.h>
- #include <linux/highmem.h>
- 
-@@ -665,13 +668,21 @@
- #if defined(preempt_disable)
-     preempt_disable();
- #endif
-+    #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)
-+    ret = smp_call_function(func, info, 1);
-+    #else
-     ret = smp_call_function(func, info, 1, 1);
-+    #endif
-     func(info);
- #if defined(preempt_enable)
-     preempt_enable();
- #endif
- #else
-+    #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)
-+    ret = on_each_cpu(func, info, 1);
-+    #else
-     ret = on_each_cpu(func, info, 1, 1);
-+    #endif
- #endif
-     return ret;
- }
-diff -Nru NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0.orig/usr/src/nv/os-interface.c NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-interface.c
---- usr/src/nv/os-interface.c	2008-07-18 03:42:50.000000000 +0200
-+++ NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg0/usr/src/nv/os-interface.c	2008-08-12 00:48:07.000000000 +0200
-@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@
- #endif
-     local_bh_disable();
-     atomic_set(&os_smp_barrier, 1);
-+    #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE >= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 27)
-+    ret = smp_call_function(ipi_handler, NULL, 0);
-+    #else
-     ret = smp_call_function(ipi_handler, NULL, 1, 0);
-+    #endif
- #endif
-     return (ret == 0) ? RM_OK : RM_ERROR;
- }
-@@ -704,7 +708,9 @@
-     U032 sig
- )
- {
-+    #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE <= KERNEL_VERSION(2, 6, 26)
-     return kill_proc(pid, sig, 1) ? RM_ERR_OPERATING_SYSTEM : RM_OK;
-+    #endif
- }
- 
- /*******************************************************************************/
diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/doinst.sh b/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/doinst.sh
index 79891f9acd..03d260b752 100644
--- a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/doinst.sh
+++ b/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/doinst.sh
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-
-chroot . /sbin/depmod -a
-
+chroot . /sbin/depmod -ae @KERNEL@
diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.SlackBuild b/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.SlackBuild
index 95050a1b62..209370b101 100644
--- a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.SlackBuild
+++ b/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.SlackBuild
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 # Slackware build script for nvidia-kernel
 
-# Copyright 2007-2008 Heinz Wiesinger <pprkut@liwjatan.at>
+# Copyright 2007-2009 Heinz Wiesinger <pprkut@liwjatan.at>
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use of this script, with or without modification, is
@@ -24,13 +24,13 @@
 
 # Thanks to Robby Workman for suggestions to improve this script.
 
-KERNELVERSION=${KERNELVERSION:-$(uname -r)}
-KERNELPATH=${KERNELPATH:-/lib/modules/${KERNELVERSION}/build}
+KERNEL=${KERNEL:-$(uname -r)}
+KERNELPATH=${KERNELPATH:-/lib/modules/${KERNEL}/build}
 
-VERSION=173.14.12
-NAME=NVIDIA-Linux-x86-$VERSION-pkg1
+VERSION=173.14.18
+NAME=NVIDIA-Linux-x86-$VERSION-pkg0
 PKG_NAME=nvidia-legacy173-kernel
-PKG_VERS=${VERSION}_$(echo $KERNELVERSION | tr - _)
+PKG_VERS=${VERSION}_$(echo $KERNEL | tr - _)
 
 ARCH=${ARCH:-i486}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
@@ -52,17 +52,13 @@ chmod -R u+w,go+r-w,a-s .
 
 cd usr/src/nv/ || exit 1
 
-if [ "${KERNELVERSION:0:6}" = "2.6.27" ]; then
-  patch -i $CWD/NVIDIA-$VERSION-2.6.27.patch
-fi
-
 make SYSSRC=$KERNELPATH module || exit 1
 
 # It seems better as DESTDIR doesn't work here, to install the module manually.
 #make SYSSRC=$KERNELPATH install DESTDIR=$PKG || exit 1
 
-mkdir -p $PKG/lib/modules/$KERNELVERSION/kernel/drivers/video
-install -m 0664 nvidia.ko $PKG/lib/modules/$KERNELVERSION/kernel/drivers/video/
+mkdir -p $PKG/lib/modules/$KERNEL/kernel/drivers/video
+install -m 0664 nvidia.ko $PKG/lib/modules/$KERNEL/kernel/drivers/video/
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/usr/doc/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERS
 cp -a README $PKG/usr/doc/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERS
@@ -70,7 +66,7 @@ cat $CWD/$PKG_NAME.SlackBuild > $PKG/usr/doc/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERS/$PKG_NAME.Slack
 
 mkdir -p $PKG/install
 cat $CWD/slack-desc > $PKG/install/slack-desc
-cat $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
+sed "s%@KERNEL@%$KERNEL%" $CWD/doinst.sh > $PKG/install/doinst.sh
 
 cd $PKG
 /sbin/makepkg -l y -c n $OUTPUT/$PKG_NAME-$PKG_VERS-$ARCH-$BUILD$TAG.tgz
diff --git a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.info b/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.info
index 771e449003..855facdeda 100644
--- a/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.info
+++ b/system/nvidia-legacy173-kernel/nvidia-legacy173-kernel.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="nvidia-legacy173-kernel"
-VERSION="173.14.12"
+VERSION="173.14.18"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.nvidia.com"
-DOWNLOAD="http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.12/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.12-pkg1.run"
-MD5SUM="c099b6e15ef34187571403fb017d58a1"
+DOWNLOAD="http://us.download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86/173.14.18/NVIDIA-Linux-x86-173.14.18-pkg0.run"
+MD5SUM="480c10f3d861fd2c3cc2a46bccc961a4"
 MAINTAINER="ppr:kut"
 EMAIL="pprkut@liwjatan.at"
-APPROVED="dsomero"
+APPROVED="rworkman"