--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ include/linux/compile.h: $(CONFIGURATION
 	@rm -f .ver1
 
 include/linux/version.h: ./Makefile
-	@expr length "$(KERNELRELEASE)" \<= $(uts_len) > /dev/null || \
+	@-expr length "$(KERNELRELEASE)" \<= $(uts_len) > /dev/null || \
 	  (echo KERNELRELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\" exceeds $(uts_len) characters >&2; false)
 	@echo \#define UTS_RELEASE \"$(KERNELRELEASE)\" > .ver
 	@echo \#define LINUX_VERSION_CODE `expr $(VERSION) \\* 65536 + $(PATCHLEVEL) \\* 256 + $(SUBLEVEL)` >> .ver
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ dep-files: scripts/mkdep archdep include
 ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 	$(MAKE) update-modverfile
 endif
-	scripts/mkdep -- `find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print` > .hdepend
+	find $(FINDHPATH) \( -name SCCS -o -name .svn \) -prune -o -follow -name \*.h ! -name modversions.h -print | xargs scripts/mkdep -- > .hdepend
 	scripts/mkdep -- init/*.c > .depend
 
 ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
--- a/Rules.make
+++ b/Rules.make
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ endif
 # This make dependencies quickly
 #
 fastdep: dummy
-	$(TOPDIR)/scripts/mkdep $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS_nostdinc) -- $(wildcard *.[chS]) > .depend
+	find . -name '*.[chS]' | xargs $(TOPDIR)/scripts/mkdep $(CFLAGS) $(EXTRA_CFLAGS_nostdinc) -- > .depend
 ifdef ALL_SUB_DIRS
 	$(MAKE) $(patsubst %,_sfdep_%,$(ALL_SUB_DIRS)) _FASTDEP_ALL_SUB_DIRS="$(ALL_SUB_DIRS)"
 endif
@@ -176,7 +176,14 @@ modules: $(ALL_MOBJS) dummy \
 _modinst__: dummy
 ifneq "$(strip $(ALL_MOBJS))" ""
 	mkdir -p $(MODLIB)/kernel/$(MOD_DESTDIR)
-	cp $(sort $(ALL_MOBJS)) $(MODLIB)/kernel/$(MOD_DESTDIR)
+	#@cp $(sort $(ALL_MOBJS)) $(MODLIB)/kernel/$(MOD_DESTDIR)
+	for f in $(ALL_MOBJS) ; do \
+		$(OBJCOPY) -R __ksymtab -R .comment -R .note -x \
+		`$(NM) $$f | cut -f3- -d' ' | sed -n \
+			-e 's/__module_parm_\(.*\)/-K \1/p' \
+			-e 's/__ks..tab_\(.*\)/-K \1/p'` \
+		$$f $(MODLIB)/kernel/$(MOD_DESTDIR)$(MOD_TARGET)`basename $$f`; \
+	done
 endif
 
 .PHONY: modules_install
