diff --git a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-module-split.bbclass b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-module-split.bbclass
index 75ed696b72c..b30b3edd39d 100644
--- a/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-module-split.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes-recipe/kernel-module-split.bbclass
@@ -185,6 +185,9 @@ python split_kernel_module_packages () {
 
 
     def frob_metadata(file, pkg, pattern, format, basename):
+        if "/.debug/" in file:
+            return
+
         vals = extract_modinfo(file)
         dvar = d.getVar('PKGD')