diff --git a/packages/linux/build b/packages/linux/build
index 7fef96e8fa..3910495090 100755
--- a/packages/linux/build
+++ b/packages/linux/build
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ else
   KERNEL_IMAGE="bzImage"
 fi
 
-cd $(kernel_path)
+cd $PKG_BUILD
 rm -rf modules
 mkdir -p modules
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ cd $INSTALL
   find . | cpio -H newc -ov -R 0:0 > $ROOT/$BUILD/image/initramfs.cpio
 cd -
 
-cd $(kernel_path)
+cd $PKG_BUILD
 LDFLAGS="" make $KERNEL_IMAGE
 
 if [ -d tools/power/cpupower ]; then
@@ -58,10 +58,7 @@ if [ -d tools/power/cpupower ]; then
     export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/include"
     export LDFLAGS="$LDFLAGS -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/lib -L$SYSROOT_PREFIX/usr/lib"
 
-    make CROSS="$TARGET_PREFIX" \
-         V=1 \
-         DEBUG=false \
-         NLS=false \
+    make CROSS="$TARGET_PREFIX" DEBUG=false NLS=false
   )
 fi
 
diff --git a/packages/linux/install b/packages/linux/install
index 2517f5f19a..2f463c283e 100755
--- a/packages/linux/install
+++ b/packages/linux/install
@@ -42,11 +42,11 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
   cp $PKG_DIR/modprobe.d/*.conf $INSTALL/etc/modprobe.d
 
 if [ -f $PKG_BUILD/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower ]; then
-  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
-    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tools/power/cpupower/libcpupower.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
-
   mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/bin
     cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tools/power/cpupower/cpupower $INSTALL/usr/bin
+
+  mkdir -p $INSTALL/usr/lib
+    cp -P $PKG_BUILD/tools/power/cpupower/libcpupower.so* $INSTALL/usr/lib
 fi
 
 if [ "$PERF_SUPPORT" = "yes" -a "$DEVTOOLS" = "yes" ]; then