1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/depmod.sh b/scripts/depmod.sh
index 1a6f85e0e6e1..999d585eaa73 100755
--- a/scripts/depmod.sh
+++ b/scripts/depmod.sh
@@ -10,10 +10,16 @@ fi
 DEPMOD=$1
 KERNELRELEASE=$2
 
-if ! test -r System.map -a -x "$DEPMOD"; then
+if ! test -r System.map ; then
         exit 0
 fi
 
+if [ -z $(command -v $DEPMOD) ]; then
+        echo "'make modules_install' requires $DEPMOD. Please install it." >&2
+        echo "This is probably in the kmod package." >&2
+        exit 1
+fi
+
 # older versions of depmod require the version string to start with three
 # numbers, so we cheat with a symlink here
 depmod_hack_needed=true