If the kernel configuration CONFIG_MODULES disabled, there's no /lib/modules/<version> directory, causing this: depmod: ERROR: could not open directory [...]/target/lib/modules/4.19.8: No such file or directory depmod: FATAL: could not search modules: No such file or directory Makefile:745: recipe for target 'target-finalize' failed Fixes: https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712831 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712817 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712814 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712796 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712729 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712727 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712698 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712691 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712660 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712573 https://gitlab.com/buildroot.org/buildroot/-/jobs/483712574 Reported-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com> Signed-off-by: Carlos Santos <unixmania@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Thomas Petazzoni <thomas.petazzoni@bootlin.com>