diff --git a/packages/linux/install b/packages/linux/install
index 60441c9823..9831dae2de 100755
--- a/packages/linux/install
+++ b/packages/linux/install
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ mkdir -p $INSTALL/lib/modules/$VER
   cp -r $PKG_BUILD/modules/* $INSTALL
   rm -f $INSTALL/lib/modules/$VER/modules.*
 
-$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin/depmod -b $INSTALL $VER > /dev/null
+strip_kmod $INSTALL/lib/modules/$VER/kernel
 
+$ROOT/$TOOLCHAIN/sbin/depmod -b $INSTALL $VER > /dev/null
 for i in `ls $INSTALL/lib/modules/*/modules.* | grep -v modules.dep | grep -v modules.alias | grep -v modules.symbols`; do
   rm -f $i
 done