diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/make-mod-scripts/make-mod-scripts_1.0.bb b/meta/recipes-kernel/make-mod-scripts/make-mod-scripts_1.0.bb
index 4b0630313f..f4222375c5 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/make-mod-scripts/make-mod-scripts_1.0.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/make-mod-scripts/make-mod-scripts_1.0.bb
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
 S = "${UNPACKDIR}"
 
+python set_kernel_vars() {
+    set_kernel_staging_vars(d)
+}
+
+do_configure[prefuncs] += "set_kernel_vars"
 do_configure[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_shared_workdir openssl-native:do_populate_sysroot"
 do_compile[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_compile_kernelmodules"