1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index efa5d940e632..a5122dce1264 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ __modinst: $(modules)
         @:
 
 quiet_cmd_modules_install = INSTALL $@
-      cmd_modules_install = mkdir -p $(2); cp $@ $(2) ; $(mod_strip_cmd) $(2)/$(notdir $@)
+      cmd_modules_install = mkdir -p $(2); \
+                            $(mod_strip_cmd) $@ $(2)/$(notdir $@) || cp $@ $(2)
 
 # Modules built outside the kernel source tree go into extra by default
 INSTALL_MOD_DIR ?= extra