diff --git a/packages/linux/package.mk b/packages/linux/package.mk
index a0d30b6b7f..68dee8c3b9 100644
--- a/packages/linux/package.mk
+++ b/packages/linux/package.mk
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ make_target() {
   LDFLAGS="" make INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$INSTALL DEPMOD="$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/bin/depmod" modules_install
   rm -f $INSTALL/lib/modules/*/build
   rm -f $INSTALL/lib/modules/*/source
-  rm -f $INSTALL/lib/modules/*/modules.*
 
   ( cd $ROOT
     $SCRIPTS/install initramfs