--- a/rpm/kernel-subpackage-build Alternative to the snippet in kernel-subpackage-spec would be something like +++ b/rpm/kernel-subpackage-build @@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ echo $USR/lib/modules/$KREL/modules.* | tr ' ' '\n' >> modules.flist tar -C / -cf- -T modules.flist | tar -C $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -xvf- -moderr="$(/usr/sbin/depmod -b $RPM_BUILD_ROOT -e -F /boot/System.map-$KREL $KREL 2>&1 > /dev/null)" +moderr="$(/usr/sbin/depmod -b $RPM_BUILD_ROOT/usr -e -F /boot/System.map-$KREL $KREL 2>&1 > /dev/null)" Do you prefer that?