diff --git a/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh b/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh
index 2eee343..d09abf4 100644
--- a/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh
+++ b/bootstrap.d/13-kernel.sh
@@ -134,9 +134,9 @@ if [ "$BUILD_KERNEL" = true ] ; then
   if [ "$KERNEL_REMOVESRC" = true ] ; then
     rm -fr "${KERNEL_DIR}"
   else
-    make -C "${KERNEL_DIR}" ARCH="${KERNEL_ARCH}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CROSS_COMPILE}" mrproper
-    make -C "${KERNEL_DIR}" ARCH="${KERNEL_ARCH}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CROSS_COMPILE}" oldconfig
+    #make -C "${KERNEL_DIR}" ARCH="${KERNEL_ARCH}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CROSS_COMPILE}" oldconfig
     make -C "${KERNEL_DIR}" ARCH="${KERNEL_ARCH}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CROSS_COMPILE}" modules_prepare
+    #make -C "${KERNEL_DIR}" ARCH="${KERNEL_ARCH}" CROSS_COMPILE="${CROSS_COMPILE}" mrproper
   fi
 
   if [ -n "$RPI_FIRMWARE_DIR" ] && [ -d "$RPI_FIRMWARE_DIR" ] ; then
@@ -312,3 +312,8 @@ fi
 
 # Install sysctl.d configuration files
 install_readonly files/sysctl.d/81-rpi-vm.conf "${ETC_DIR}/sysctl.d/81-rpi-vm.conf"
+
+# make symlinks
+ln -sf "${KERNEL_DIR}" "${R}/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/build"
+ln -sf "${KERNEL_DIR}" "${R}/lib/modules/${KERNEL_VERSION}/source"
+