diff --git a/package/ktap/ktap.mk b/package/ktap/ktap.mk
index 4a0e51cf96..966b51c9a1 100644
--- a/package/ktap/ktap.mk
+++ b/package/ktap/ktap.mk
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ KTAP_SITE = $(call github,ktap,ktap,$(KTAP_VERSION))
 KTAP_LICENSE = GPLv2
 KTAP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE-GPL
 
-KTAP_DEPENDENCIES = linux
-
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ELFUTILS),y)
 KTAP_DEPENDENCIES += elfutils
 else
@@ -19,12 +17,13 @@ endif
 
 define KTAP_BUILD_CMDS
 	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(KTAP_FLAGS) ktap
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) KERNEL_SRC=$(LINUX_DIR) KVERSION=$(LINUX_VERSION_PROBED) mod
 endef
 
 define KTAP_INSTALL_TARGET_CMDS
 	$(INSTALL) -D -m755 $(@D)/ktap  $(TARGET_DIR)/usr/bin/ktap
-	$(MAKE) -C $(@D) $(LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS) KERNEL_SRC=$(LINUX_DIR) KVERSION=$(LINUX_VERSION_PROBED) modules_install
 endef
 
+KTAP_MODULE_MAKE_OPTS = KVERSION=$(LINUX_VERSION_PROBED)
+
+$(eval $(kernel-module))
 $(eval $(generic-package))