diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 85a63a1d29b3..48a005fc69ca 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1978,6 +1978,8 @@ endif
 
 single-goals := $(addprefix $(build-dir)/, $(single-no-ko))
 
+KBUILD_MODULES := 1
+
 endif
 
 # Preset locale variables to speed up the build process. Limit locale