diff --git a/core/linux-armv5-rc/PKGBUILD b/core/linux-armv5-rc/PKGBUILD
index 7397e3c56..fab21e6b4 100644
--- a/core/linux-armv5-rc/PKGBUILD
+++ b/core/linux-armv5-rc/PKGBUILD
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 buildarch=2
 
 _rcver=5.3
-_rcrel=6
+_rcrel=7
 
 pkgbase=linux-armv5-rc
 _srcname=linux-${_rcver}-rc${_rcrel}
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ source=("https://git.kernel.org/torvalds/t/${_srcname}.tar.gz"
         'config'
         'linux.preset'
         '99-linux.hook')
-md5sums=('1459964fb0bc9c3035dfa843109dabf7'
+md5sums=('7a22bd2fce8baa2c4ced010e35f10ad8'
          'b4044be25d4cd6f19397cfbb77bf18b3'
          'dd25efc6a7b5858b4124731061e56f96'
          '245e394d09b692db7eac9be7eb8d3bd3'
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ md5sums=('1459964fb0bc9c3035dfa843109dabf7'
          '8f3db229f242fc484323bbb15f8b08bb'
          '91731c26b50e2c933e20e1664ef711e3'
          '90d343523ccbc08b9accb0eb103c6dc2'
-         '4fbe63a096dfebb1e55cdc93fe61f1da'
+         'f0e9548012d199e34e9b81b1fe5f3eba'
          '8cdd0d4cfd60b1af0adec5331de181c2'
          '79fa396e3f9a09a85156d6d7c2d34b58')
 
@@ -159,106 +159,67 @@ _package-headers() {
   provides=("linux-headers=${pkgver}")
   conflicts=('linux-headers')
 
-  install -dm755 "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}"
+  cd ${_srcname}
+  local _builddir="${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
 
-  cd "${srcdir}/${_srcname}"
-  install -D -m644 Makefile \
-    "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/Makefile"
-  install -D -m644 kernel/Makefile \
-    "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/kernel/Makefile"
-  install -D -m644 .config \
-    "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/.config"
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}" -m644 Makefile .config Module.symvers
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/kernel" -m644 kernel/Makefile
 
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/include"
+  mkdir "${_builddir}/.tmp_versions"
 
-  for i in acpi asm-generic config crypto drm generated keys linux math-emu \
-    media net pcmcia scsi soc sound trace uapi video xen; do
-    cp -a include/${i} "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/include/"
-  done
+  cp -t "${_builddir}" -a include scripts
 
-  # copy arch includes for external modules
-  mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/$KARCH
-  cp -a arch/$KARCH/include ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/$KARCH/
-  mkdir -p ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/$KARCH/plat-orion
-  cp -a arch/$KARCH/plat-orion/include ${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/$KARCH/plat-orion/
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/arch/${KARCH}" -m644 arch/${KARCH}/Makefile
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/arch/${KARCH}/kernel" -m644 arch/${KARCH}/kernel/asm-offsets.s arch/$KARCH/kernel/module.lds
 
-  # copy files necessary for later builds, like nvidia and vmware
-  cp Module.symvers "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
-  cp -a scripts "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
+  cp -t "${_builddir}/arch/${KARCH}" -a arch/${KARCH}/include
+  mkdir -p "${_builddir}/arch/${KARCH}/plat-orion"
+  cp -t "${_builddir}/arch/${KARCH}/plat-orion" -a arch/$KARCH/plat-orion/include
 
-  # fix permissions on scripts dir
-  chmod og-w -R "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/scripts"
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/.tmp_versions"
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/drivers/md" -m644 drivers/md/*.h
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/net/mac80211" -m644 net/mac80211/*.h
 
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/kernel"
-
-  cp arch/${KARCH}/Makefile "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/"
-
-  cp arch/${KARCH}/kernel/asm-offsets.s "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/${KARCH}/kernel/"
-
-  # add dm headers
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/md"
-  cp drivers/md/*.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/md"
-
-  # add inotify.h
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/include/linux"
-  cp include/linux/inotify.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/include/linux/"
-
-  # add wireless headers
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/net/mac80211/"
-  cp net/mac80211/*.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/net/mac80211/"
-
-  # add dvb headers for external modules
-  # in reference to:
-  # http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/11194
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/include/config/dvb/"
-  cp include/config/dvb/*.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/include/config/dvb/"
-
-  # add dvb headers for http://mcentral.de/hg/~mrec/em28xx-new
-  # in reference to:
   # http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/13146
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/"
-  cp drivers/media/dvb-frontends/lgdt330x.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/"
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/i2c/"
-  cp drivers/media/i2c/msp3400-driver.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/i2c/"
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/drivers/media/i2c" -m644 drivers/media/i2c/msp3400-driver.h
 
-  # add dvb headers
-  # in reference to:
   # http://bugs.archlinux.org/task/20402
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb"
-  cp drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/*.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/"
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/dvb-frontends"
-  cp drivers/media/dvb-frontends/*.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/dvb-frontends/"
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/tuners"
-  cp drivers/media/tuners/*.h "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/drivers/media/tuners/"
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb" -m644 drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/*.h
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/drivers/media/dvb-frontends" -m644 drivers/media/dvb-frontends/*.h
+  install -Dt "${_builddir}/drivers/media/tuners" -m644 drivers/media/tuners/*.h
 
   # add xfs and shmem for aufs building
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/fs/xfs"
-  mkdir -p "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/mm"
+  mkdir -p "${_builddir}"/{fs/xfs,mm}
 
   # copy in Kconfig files
-  for i in $(find . -name "Kconfig*"); do
-    mkdir -p "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/`echo ${i} | sed 's|/Kconfig.*||'`
-    cp ${i} "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/${i}"
-  done
-
-  chown -R root.root "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build"
-  find "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build" -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
-
-  # strip scripts directory
-  find "${pkgdir}/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/scripts" -type f -perm -u+w 2>/dev/null | while read binary ; do
-    case "$(file -bi "${binary}")" in
-      *application/x-sharedlib*) # Libraries (.so)
-        /usr/bin/strip ${STRIP_SHARED} "${binary}";;
-      *application/x-archive*) # Libraries (.a)
-        /usr/bin/strip ${STRIP_STATIC} "${binary}";;
-      *application/x-executable*) # Binaries
-        /usr/bin/strip ${STRIP_BINARIES} "${binary}";;
-    esac
-  done
+  find . -name Kconfig\* -exec install -Dm644 {} "${_builddir}/{}" \;
 
   # remove unneeded architectures
-  rm -rf "${pkgdir}"/usr/lib/modules/${_kernver}/build/arch/{alpha,arc,arm26,arm64,avr32,blackfin,c6x,cris,frv,h8300,hexagon,ia64,m32r,m68k,m68knommu,metag,mips,microblaze,mn10300,openrisc,parisc,powerpc,ppc,s390,score,sh,sh64,sparc,sparc64,tile,unicore32,um,v850,x86,xtensa}
+  local _arch
+  for _arch in "${_builddir}"/arch/*/; do
+    [[ ${_arch} == */${KARCH}/ ]] && continue
+    rm -r "${_arch}"
+  done
+
+  # remove files already in linux-docs package
+  rm -r "${_builddir}/Documentation"
+
+  # remove now broken symlinks
+  find -L "${_builddir}" -type l -printf 'Removing %P\n' -delete
+
+  # Fix permissions
+  chmod -R u=rwX,go=rX "${_builddir}"
+
+  # strip scripts directory
+  local _binary _strip
+  while read -rd '' _binary; do
+    case "$(file -bi "${_binary}")" in
+      *application/x-sharedlib*)  _strip="${STRIP_SHARED}"   ;; # Libraries (.so)
+      *application/x-archive*)    _strip="${STRIP_STATIC}"   ;; # Libraries (.a)
+      *application/x-executable*) _strip="${STRIP_BINARIES}" ;; # Binaries
+      *) continue ;;
+    esac
+    /usr/bin/strip ${_strip} "${_binary}"
+  done < <(find "${_builddir}/scripts" -type f -perm -u+w -print0 2>/dev/null)
 }
 
 pkgname=("${pkgbase}" "${pkgbase}-headers")
diff --git a/core/linux-armv5-rc/config b/core/linux-armv5-rc/config
index e7c0e2fd7..01b689cec 100644
--- a/core/linux-armv5-rc/config
+++ b/core/linux-armv5-rc/config
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #
 # Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
-# Linux/arm 5.3.0-rc2-1 Kernel Configuration
+# Linux/arm 5.3.0-rc7-1 Kernel Configuration
 #
 
 #
@@ -5982,13 +5982,6 @@ CONFIG_AT91_SOC_ID=y
 #
 # end of i.MX SoC drivers
 
-#
-# IXP4xx SoC drivers
-#
-# CONFIG_IXP4XX_QMGR is not set
-# CONFIG_IXP4XX_NPE is not set
-# end of IXP4xx SoC drivers
-
 #
 # Qualcomm SoC drivers
 #