$(PROJECT_BUILD_DIR)/autotools-stamps/linux_modules_target_installed: $(LINUX26_DIR)/.configured
        rm -rf $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules/$(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED)
        rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/sbin/cardmgr
-       $(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(LINUX26_DIR) modules
-       $(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(LINUX26_DIR) \
-               DEPMOD=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-depmod26 \
-               INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(TARGET_DIR) modules_install
-       rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules/$(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED)/build
-       rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules/$(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED)/source
-       $(STAGING_DIR)/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-depmod26 -b $(TARGET_DIR) $(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED)
+       # Make Linux depend on modules only if enabled in the .config.
+       @if [ $(shell grep -c "CONFIG_MODULES=y" $(LINUX26_DIR)/.config) != 0 ] ; then  \
+               echo "*** Installing Linux kernel modules" ;                            \
+               $(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(LINUX26_DIR) modules;                \
+               $(MAKE) $(LINUX26_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(LINUX26_DIR)                         \
+                       DEPMOD=$(STAGING_DIR)/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-depmod26           \
+                       INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(TARGET_DIR) modules_install;                 \
+               rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules/$(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED)/build;        \
+               rm -f $(TARGET_DIR)/lib/modules/$(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED)/source;       \
+               $(STAGING_DIR)/bin/$(GNU_TARGET_NAME)-depmod26 -b $(TARGET_DIR) $(LINUX26_VERSION_PROBED); \
+       else                                                                            \
+               echo "*** Skipping installing modules since it is not enabled" ;        \
+       fi
        touch $@
 
 linux26-menuconfig: $(LINUX26_DIR)/.patched host-sed