diff -urN linux-2.6.8-rc2-mm1/scripts/Makefile linux/scripts/Makefile
--- linux-2.6.8-rc2-mm1/scripts/Makefile	2004-07-28 08:33:03.884445247 -0400
+++ linux/scripts/Makefile	2004-07-28 08:33:41.408269137 -0400
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 always		:= $(host-progs)
 
 subdir-$(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS)	+= genksyms
-subdir-y	+= mod
+subdir-$(CONFIG_MODULES)	+= mod
 
 # Let clean descend into subdirs
 subdir-	+= basic lxdialog kconfig package