diff --git a/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD
index 4f238e2cf..0c234bb70 100644
--- a/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-aarch64/PKGBUILD
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ _package() {
   make INSTALL_DTBS_PATH="${pkgdir}/boot/dtbs" dtbs_install
 
   echo "Installing modules..."
-  make INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 modules_install
+  make INSTALL_MOD_PATH="$pkgdir/usr" INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 DEPMOD=/doesnt/exist modules_install
 
   # remove build link
   rm "$modulesdir"/build