diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 252faaa5561cc..f500e39101581 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ install_linux_image () {
 		${MAKE} -f ${srctree}/Makefile INSTALL_DTBS_PATH="${pdir}/usr/lib/linux-image-${KERNELRELEASE}" dtbs_install
 	fi
 
+	${MAKE} -f ${srctree}/Makefile INSTALL_MOD_PATH="${pdir}" modules_install
 	if is_enabled CONFIG_MODULES; then
-		${MAKE} -f ${srctree}/Makefile INSTALL_MOD_PATH="${pdir}" modules_install
 		rm -f "${pdir}/lib/modules/${KERNELRELEASE}/build"
 		rm -f "${pdir}/lib/modules/${KERNELRELEASE}/source"
 		if [ "${SRCARCH}" = um ] ; then