diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index d27f8ac6ac..b758f1db22 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -97,13 +97,15 @@ define KernelPackage
     $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/$(BOARD)-$(KERNEL))
   endef
 
-  ifneq ($(strip $(FILES)),)
-    define Package/kmod-$(1)/install
-	  mkdir -p $$(1)/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)
-	  $(CP) -L $$(FILES) $$(1)/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)/
-	  $(call ModuleAutoLoad,$(1),$$(1),$(AUTOLOAD))
-	  $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/install,$$(1))
-    endef
+  ifeq ($(filter y,$(foreach c,$(filter-out %=y %=n %=m,$(KCONFIG)),$($(c)))),)
+    ifneq ($(strip $(FILES)),)
+      define Package/kmod-$(1)/install
+		  mkdir -p $$(1)/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)
+		  $(CP) -L $$(FILES) $$(1)/lib/modules/$(LINUX_VERSION)/
+		  $(call ModuleAutoLoad,$(1),$$(1),$(AUTOLOAD))
+		  $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/install,$$(1))
+      endef
+    endif
   endif
   $$(eval $$(call BuildPackage,kmod-$(1)))