diff --git a/packages/linux/build b/packages/linux/build
index b0a5ceb7ce..16f8097c75 100755
--- a/packages/linux/build
+++ b/packages/linux/build
@@ -22,13 +22,6 @@
 
 . config/options $1
 
-export INSTALL=$ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs/root-image
-$SCRIPTS/install initramfs
-
-cd $INSTALL
-  find . | cpio -H newc -ov -R 0:0 > $ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio
-cd -
-
 if [ "$BOOTLOADER" = "u-boot" ]; then
   $SCRIPTS/build u-boot
   KERNEL_IMAGE="uImage"
@@ -49,7 +42,16 @@ make modules
 make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=modules DEPMOD="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod" modules_install
 rm -f modules/lib/modules/*/build
 rm -f modules/lib/modules/*/source
+cd -
 
+export INSTALL=$ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs/root-image
+$SCRIPTS/install initramfs
+
+cd $INSTALL
+  find . | cpio -H newc -ov -R 0:0 > $ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio
+cd -
+
+cd $(kernel_path)
 make $KERNEL_IMAGE
 
 ( cd tools/power/cpupower