--- linux-2.6.4-rc2/Makefile	Thu Mar  4 17:16:50 2004
+++ linux-2.6.4-rc2-patched/Makefile	Sun Mar 14 16:25:32 2004
@@ -708,11 +708,11 @@
 ifeq "$(strip $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH))" ""
 depmod_opts	:=
 else
-depmod_opts	:= -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) -r
+depmod_opts	:= -b $(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/$(KERNELRELEASE)
 endif
 .PHONY: _modinst_post
 _modinst_post: _modinst_
-	if [ -r System.map ]; then $(DEPMOD) -ae -F System.map $(depmod_opts) $(KERNELRELEASE); fi
+	if [ -r System.map ]; then depmod.pl -F System.map $(depmod_opts) -k vmlinux; fi
 
 else # CONFIG_MODULES