diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index a4ecdf12ad..3a6b51fb04 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -213,9 +213,6 @@ makeinstall_init() {
 }
 
 post_install() {
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
-    cp $PKG_DIR/modprobe.d/*.conf $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
-
   ln -sf /storage/.config/firmware/ $INSTALL/lib/firmware/updates
 
   enable_service cpufreq-threshold.service
diff --git a/scripts/install b/scripts/install
index d98a28e28d..7d5540643f 100755
--- a/scripts/install
+++ b/scripts/install
@@ -125,6 +125,12 @@ if [ "$TARGET" = target ] ; then
     mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/share/debugconf
       cp $PKG_DIR/debug.d/*.conf $INSTALL/usr/share/debugconf
   fi
+
+  if [ -d $PKG_DIR/modprobe.d ]; then
+    mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
+    cp $PKG_DIR/modprobe.d/*.conf $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
+  fi
+
 fi
 
 # unset functions