1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 278d50992c71..9cf07e7b9f88 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -792,6 +792,9 @@ export CPPFLAGS_vmlinux.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $@
 %.o: %.c scripts FORCE
         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(@D) $@
+%.ko: scripts FORCE
+        $(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) $(build)=$(@D) $(@:.ko=.o)
+        $(Q)$(MAKE) -rR -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 %/:      scripts prepare FORCE
         $(Q)$(MAKE) KBUILD_MODULES=$(if $(CONFIG_MODULES),1) $(build)=$(@D)
 %.lst: %.c scripts FORCE
@@ -1033,6 +1036,7 @@ help:
         @echo  '  modules_install - Install all modules'
         @echo  '  dir/            - Build all files in dir and below'
         @echo  '  dir/file.[ois]  - Build specified target only'
+        @echo  '  dir/file.ko     - Build module including final link'
         @echo  '  rpm             - Build a kernel as an RPM package'
         @echo  '  tags/TAGS       - Generate tags file for editors'
         @echo  '  cscope          - Generate cscope index'
@@ -1149,7 +1153,7 @@ endif # KBUILD_EXTMOD
 #(which is the most common case IMHO) to avoid unneeded clutter in the big tags file.
 #Adding $(srctree) adds about 20M on i386 to the size of the output file!
 
-ifeq ($(KBUILD_OUTPUT),)
+ifeq ($(src),$(obj))
 __srctree =
 else
 __srctree = $(srctree)/