diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index 8508a54242..649d06b6d3 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ LINUX_MAKE_FLAGS = \
 	ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) \
 	INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(TARGET_DIR) \
 	CROSS_COMPILE="$(CCACHE) $(TARGET_CROSS)" \
-	DEPMOD=$(HOST_DIR)/usr/sbin/depmod
+	DEPMOD=$(HOST_DIR)/sbin/depmod
 
 # Get the real Linux version, which tells us where kernel modules are
 # going to be installed in the target filesystem.