diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 3519e7c..c21ab96 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -276,9 +276,7 @@ fi
 }
 
 pkg_postinst_modules () {
-if [ -n "$D" ]; then
-	${HOST_PREFIX}depmod -A -b $D -F ${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR}/System.map-${KERNEL_VERSION} ${KERNEL_VERSION}
-else
+if [ -z "$D" ]; then
 	depmod -a
 	update-modules || true
 fi
diff --git a/meta/classes/module.bbclass b/meta/classes/module.bbclass
index 53c16b7..91628e4 100644
--- a/meta/classes/module.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/module.bbclass
@@ -37,15 +37,14 @@ module_do_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst_append () {
-	if [ -n "$D" ]; then
-		exit 1
-	fi
+if [ -z "$D" ]; then
 	depmod -a
 	update-modules || true
+fi
 }
 
 pkg_postrm_append () {
-	update-modules || true
+update-modules || true
 }
 
 EXPORT_FUNCTIONS do_compile do_install