diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index d8f582c..18f910b 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -82,16 +82,19 @@ define ModuleAutoLoad
                mods="$$$$$$$$2"; \
                boot="$$$$$$$$3"; \
                shift 3; \
-               mkdir -p $(2)/etc/modules.d; \
-               ( \
-                       [ "$$$$$$$$boot" = "1" ] && { \
-                               echo '# May be required for rootfs' ; \
-                       } ; \
-                       for mod in $$$$$$$$mods; do \
-                               echo "$$$$$$$$mod"; \
-                       done \
-               ) > $(2)/etc/modules.d/$$$$$$$$priority-$(1); \
-               modules="$$$$$$$${modules:+$$$$$$$$modules }$$$$$$$$priority-$(1)"; \
+               file="$(2)/etc/modules.d/$$$$$$$$priority-$(1)"; \
+               for mod in $$$$$$$$mods; do \
+                       if [ -e $(2)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)/$$$$$$$$mod.ko ]; then \
+                               mkdir -p $(2)/etc/modules.d; \
+                               echo "$$$$$$$$mod" >> $$$$$$$$file; \
+                       fi; \
+               done; \
+               if [ -e $$$$$$$file ]; then \
+                       if [ "$$$$$$$$boot" = "1" ]; then \
+                               echo '# May be required for rootfs' >> $$$$$$$$file; \
+                       fi; \
+                       modules="$$$$$$$${modules:+$$$$$$$$modules }$$$$$$$$priority-$(1)"; \
+               fi; \
        }; \
        $(3) \
        if [ -n "$$$$$$$$modules" ]; then \
@@ -147,11 +150,17 @@ $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/config)

   $(call KernelPackage/depends)

-  ifneq ($(if $(filter-out %=y %=n %=m,$(KCONFIG)),$(filter m,$(foreach c,$(filter-out %=y %=n %=m,$(KCONFIG)),$($(c)))),.),)
+  ifneq ($(if $(filter-out %=y %=n %=m,$(KCONFIG)),$(filter m y,$(foreach c,$(filter-out %=y %=n %=m,$(KCONFIG)),$($(c)))),.),)
     ifneq ($(strip $(FILES)),)
       define Package/kmod-$(1)/install
-                 mkdir -p $$(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)
-                 $(CP) -L $$(FILES) $$(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)/
+                 @for mod in $$(FILES); do \
+                       if [ -e $$$$$$$$mod ]; then \
+                               mkdir -p $$(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR) ; \
+                               $(CP) -L $$$$$$$$mod $$(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)/ ; \
+                       else \
+                               echo "WARNING: module '$$$$$$$$mod' does not exist, is it built-in?" ; \
+                       fi; \
+                 done;
                  $(call ModuleAutoLoad,$(1),$$(1),$(AUTOLOAD))
                  $(call KernelPackage/$(1)/install,$$(1))
       endef