diff --git a/package/linux-fusion/linux-fusion.mk b/package/linux-fusion/linux-fusion.mk
index 001388c67d..d52fe40a0a 100644
--- a/package/linux-fusion/linux-fusion.mk
+++ b/package/linux-fusion/linux-fusion.mk
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ LINUX_FUSION_DEPENDENCIES = linux
 LINUX_FUSION_LICENSE = GPLv2+
 LINUX_FUSION_LICENSE_FILES = debian/copyright
 
+# We're building a kernel module without using the kernel-module infra,
+# so we need to tell we want module support in the kernel
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LINUX_FUSION),y)
+LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES = y
+endif
+
 LINUX_FOR_FUSION = $(LINUX_VERSION_PROBED)
 LINUX_FUSION_ETC_DIR = $(TARGET_DIR)/etc/udev/rules.d
 
diff --git a/package/nvidia-driver/nvidia-driver.mk b/package/nvidia-driver/nvidia-driver.mk
index 71babfbf1b..4bcb65ea40 100644
--- a/package/nvidia-driver/nvidia-driver.mk
+++ b/package/nvidia-driver/nvidia-driver.mk
@@ -91,6 +91,10 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_NVIDIA_DRIVER_MODULE),y)
 
 NVIDIA_DRIVER_DEPENDENCIES += linux
 
+# We're building a kernel module without using the kernel-module infra,
+# so we need to tell we want module support in the kernel
+LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES = y
+
 # NVidia uses the legacy naming scheme for the x86 architecture, when i386
 # and x86_64 were still considered two separate architectures in the Linux
 # kernel.
diff --git a/package/racehound/racehound.mk b/package/racehound/racehound.mk
index 7d8d1e3542..66f3ebec36 100644
--- a/package/racehound/racehound.mk
+++ b/package/racehound/racehound.mk
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ RACEHOUND_SUPPORTS_IN_SOURCE_BUILD = NO
 
 RACEHOUND_DEPENDENCIES = elfutils linux
 
+# We're building a kernel module without using the kernel-module infra,
+# so we need to tell we want module support in the kernel
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RACEHOUND),y)
+LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES = y
+endif
+
 # override auto detection (uses host parameters, not cross compile
 # ready)
 RACEHOUND_CONF_OPTS += \
diff --git a/package/rtai/rtai.mk b/package/rtai/rtai.mk
index dfd8e0c190..6e803a6ade 100644
--- a/package/rtai/rtai.mk
+++ b/package/rtai/rtai.mk
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@ RTAI_POST_INSTALL_STAGING_HOOKS += RTAI_POST_PATCH_FIXUP
 
 RTAI_DEPENDENCIES = linux
 
+# We're building a kernel module without using the kernel-module infra,
+# so we need to tell we want module support in the kernel
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_RTAI),y)
+LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES = y
+endif
+
 RTAI_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--includedir=/usr/include/rtai \
 	--with-linux-dir=$(LINUX_DIR) 	\
diff --git a/package/ti-gfx/ti-gfx.mk b/package/ti-gfx/ti-gfx.mk
index 5339387c98..d23985f9a8 100644
--- a/package/ti-gfx/ti-gfx.mk
+++ b/package/ti-gfx/ti-gfx.mk
@@ -21,6 +21,13 @@ TI_GFX_LICENSE_FILES = TSPA.txt
 TI_GFX_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 
 TI_GFX_DEPENDENCIES = linux
+
+# We're building a kernel module without using the kernel-module infra,
+# so we need to tell we want module support in the kernel
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TI_GFX),y)
+LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES = y
+endif
+
 TI_GFX_PROVIDES = libegl libgles powervr
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_TI_GFX_ES3),y)
diff --git a/package/xtables-addons/xtables-addons.mk b/package/xtables-addons/xtables-addons.mk
index 75e2a5af30..d16341f31a 100644
--- a/package/xtables-addons/xtables-addons.mk
+++ b/package/xtables-addons/xtables-addons.mk
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ XTABLES_ADDONS_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--with-xtables="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr" \
 	--with-xtlibdir="/usr/lib/xtables"
 
+# We're building a kernel module without using the kernel-module infra,
+# so we need to tell we want module support in the kernel
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XTABLES_ADDONS),y)
+LINUX_NEEDS_MODULES = y
+endif
+
 # geoip helpers need perl with modules and unzip so disable
 define XTABLES_DISABLE_GEOIP_HELPERS
 	$(SED) 's/ geoip//' $(@D)/Makefile.in