diff --git a/build/tasks/kernel.mk b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
index 7c067e3..2c891e2 100644
--- a/build/tasks/kernel.mk
+++ b/build/tasks/kernel.mk
@@ -73,16 +73,12 @@
 else
 KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_ARCH := $(KERNEL_ARCH)
 endif
-KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_SRC := $(KERNEL_SRC)/arch/$(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_ARCH)/configs/$(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG)
-
-ifeq ($(BOARD_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME),)
-$(error BOARD_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME not defined.)
-endif
-TARGET_PREBUILT_INT_KERNEL := $(KERNEL_OUT)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/$(BOARD_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME)
+KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_DIR := $(KERNEL_SRC)/arch/$(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_ARCH)/configs
+KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_SRC := $(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_DIR)/$(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG)
 
 ifneq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG),)
 KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG := $(TARGET_KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG)
-KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_SRC := $(KERNEL_SRC)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/configs/$(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG)
+KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_SRC := $(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_DIR)/$(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG)
     ifeq ("$(wildcard $(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_SRC))","")
         $(warning TARGET_KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG '$(TARGET_KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG)' doesn't exist)
         KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_SRC := /dev/null
@@ -91,6 +87,11 @@
     KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_SRC := /dev/null
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(BOARD_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME),)
+$(error BOARD_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME not defined.)
+endif
+TARGET_PREBUILT_INT_KERNEL := $(KERNEL_OUT)/arch/$(KERNEL_ARCH)/boot/$(BOARD_KERNEL_IMAGE_NAME)
+
 ifeq "$(wildcard $(KERNEL_SRC) )" ""
     ifneq ($(TARGET_PREBUILT_KERNEL),)
         HAS_PREBUILT_KERNEL := true
@@ -161,6 +162,7 @@
 endif
 MODULES_INTERMEDIATES := $(KERNEL_BUILD_OUT_PREFIX)$(call intermediates-dir-for,PACKAGING,kernel_modules)
 
+PATH_OVERRIDE :=
 ifeq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_COMPILE),true)
     ifneq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_VERSION),)
         # Find the clang-* directory containing the specified version
@@ -177,14 +179,14 @@
     else ifeq ($(KERNEL_ARCH),x86)
         KERNEL_CLANG_TRIPLE ?= CLANG_TRIPLE=x86_64-linux-gnu-
     endif
-    PATH_OVERRIDE := PATH=$(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_PATH)/bin:$$PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_PATH)/lib64:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
+    PATH_OVERRIDE += PATH=$(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_PATH)/bin:$$PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$(TARGET_KERNEL_CLANG_PATH)/lib64:$$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
     ifeq ($(KERNEL_CC),)
         KERNEL_CC := CC="$(CCACHE_BIN) clang"
     endif
 endif
 
-ifeq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_MODULES),)
-    TARGET_KERNEL_MODULES := INSTALLED_KERNEL_MODULES
+ifneq ($(TARGET_KERNEL_MODULES),)
+    $(error TARGET_KERNEL_MODULES is no longer supported!)
 endif
 
 PATH_OVERRIDE += PATH=$(KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN_PATH_gcc)/bin:$$PATH
@@ -213,12 +215,14 @@
 $(call internal-make-kernel-target,$(PRODUCT_OUT)/dtbo,$(1))
 endef
 
-$(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_OUT):
+$(KERNEL_OUT):
+	mkdir -p $(KERNEL_OUT)
+
+$(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_OUT): $(KERNEL_OUT)
 	$(hide) cmp -s $(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_SRC) $@ || cp $(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_SRC) $@;
 
 $(KERNEL_CONFIG): $(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_SRC) $(KERNEL_ADDITIONAL_CONFIG_OUT)
 	@echo "Building Kernel Config"
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(KERNEL_OUT)
 	$(call make-kernel-target,VARIANT_DEFCONFIG=$(VARIANT_DEFCONFIG) SELINUX_DEFCONFIG=$(SELINUX_DEFCONFIG) $(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG))
 	$(hide) if [ ! -z "$(KERNEL_CONFIG_OVERRIDE)" ]; then \
 			echo "Overriding kernel config with '$(KERNEL_CONFIG_OVERRIDE)'"; \
@@ -242,40 +246,27 @@
 		fi
 	$(hide) if grep -q '=m' $(KERNEL_CONFIG); then \
 			echo "Building Kernel Modules"; \
-			$(call make-kernel-target,modules); \
-		fi
-
-.PHONY: INSTALLED_KERNEL_MODULES
-INSTALLED_KERNEL_MODULES: depmod-host
-	$(hide) if grep -q '=m' $(KERNEL_CONFIG); then \
+			$(call make-kernel-target,modules) || exit "$$?"; \
 			echo "Installing Kernel Modules"; \
-			$(call make-kernel-target,INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(MODULES_INTERMEDIATES) modules_install); \
+			$(call make-kernel-target,INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(MODULES_INTERMEDIATES) INSTALL_MOD_STRIP=1 modules_install); \
 			kernel_release=$$(cat $(KERNEL_RELEASE)) \
 			modules=$$(find $(MODULES_INTERMEDIATES)/lib/modules/$$kernel_release -type f -name '*.ko'); \
-			for f in $$modules; do \
-				$(KERNEL_TOOLCHAIN_PATH)strip --strip-unneeded $$f; \
-			done; \
 			($(call build-image-kernel-modules,$$modules,$(KERNEL_MODULES_OUT),$(KERNEL_MODULE_MOUNTPOINT)/,$(KERNEL_DEPMOD_STAGING_DIR))); \
 		fi
 
-$(TARGET_KERNEL_MODULES): $(TARGET_PREBUILT_INT_KERNEL)
-
 .PHONY: kerneltags
 kerneltags: $(KERNEL_CONFIG)
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(KERNEL_OUT)
 	$(call make-kernel-target,tags)
 
 .PHONY: kernelsavedefconfig alldefconfig
 
-kernelsavedefconfig:
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(KERNEL_OUT)
+kernelsavedefconfig: $(KERNEL_OUT)
 	$(call make-kernel-target,$(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG))
 	env KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP=true \
 		 $(call make-kernel-target,savedefconfig)
 	cp $(KERNEL_OUT)/defconfig $(KERNEL_DEFCONFIG_SRC)
 
-alldefconfig:
-	$(hide) mkdir -p $(KERNEL_OUT)
+alldefconfig: $(KERNEL_OUT)
 	env KCONFIG_NOTIMESTAMP=true \
 		 $(call make-kernel-target,alldefconfig)
 
@@ -304,7 +295,7 @@
 ALL_PREBUILT += $(INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET)
 
 .PHONY: kernel
-kernel: $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET) $(TARGET_KERNEL_MODULES)
+kernel: $(INSTALLED_KERNEL_TARGET)
 
 .PHONY: dtboimage
 dtboimage: $(INSTALLED_DTBOIMAGE_TARGET)