diff --git a/build/tasks/kernel.mk b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
index fa7cb96..42dc13b 100644
--- a/build/tasks/kernel.mk
+++ b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
 			echo "Building DTBs"; \
 			$(PATH_OVERRIDE) $(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) O=$(KERNEL_OUT) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE) $(KERNEL_CC) dtbs; \
 		fi
-	$(hide) if grep -q '^CONFIG_MODULES=y' $(KERNEL_CONFIG); then \
+	$(hide) if grep -q '=m' $(KERNEL_CONFIG); then \
 			echo "Building Kernel Modules"; \
 			$(PATH_OVERRIDE) $(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) O=$(KERNEL_OUT) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE) $(KERNEL_CC) modules; \
 		fi
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@
 	$(hide) rm -rf $(KERNEL_MODULES_OUT)
 	$(hide) mkdir -p $(KERNEL_MODULES_OUT)
 	$(hide) rm -rf $(KERNEL_DEPMOD_STAGING_DIR)
-	$(hide) if grep -q '^CONFIG_MODULES=y' $(KERNEL_CONFIG); then \
+	$(hide) if grep -q '=m' $(KERNEL_CONFIG); then \
 			echo "Installing Kernel Modules"; \
 			$(PATH_OVERRIDE) $(MAKE) $(KERNEL_MAKE_FLAGS) -C $(KERNEL_SRC) O=$(KERNEL_OUT) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE) $(KERNEL_CC) INSTALL_MOD_PATH=../../$(KERNEL_MODULES_INSTALL) modules_install && \
 			mofile=$$(find $(KERNEL_MODULES_OUT) -type f -name modules.order) && \