diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh
index 27a870f53ca6..40a8e36968c9 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/builder.sh
@@ -6,6 +6,53 @@ buildPhase() {
 	export INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$out
 	make
 	make modules_install
+
+        # move this to install later on
+        # largely copied from early FC3 kernel spec files
+        stripHash $out
+        version=$(echo $strippedName | cut -c 7-)
+
+        # remove symlinks and create directories
+        rm $out/lib/modules/${version}/build
+        rm $out/lib/modules/${version}/source
+        mkdir $out/lib/modules/${version}/build
+        ln -s $out/lib/modules/${version}/build $out/lib/modules/${version}/source
+        # copy all Makefiles and Kconfig files
+        cp --parents `find  -type f -name Makefile -o -name "Kconfig*"` $out/lib/modules/${version}/build
+        cp Module.symvers $out/lib/modules/$version/build
+
+        # weed out unneeded stuff
+        rm -rf $out/lib/modules/$version/build/Documentation
+        rm -rf $out/lib/modules/$version/build/scripts
+        rm -rf $out/lib/modules/$version/build/include
+
+        # copy config
+	cp $config $out/lib/modules/${version}/build/.config
+
+        # copy architecture dependent files
+
+        cp -a arch/$arch/scripts $out/lib/modules/${version}/build
+        cp -a arch/$arch/*lds $out/lib/modules/${version}/build
+        cp -a --parents arch/$arch/kernel/asm-offsets.s $out/lib/modules/${version}/build/arch/$arch/kernel
+
+        # copy scripts
+        rm -rf scripts/*.o
+        rm -rf scripts/*/.o
+        cp -a scripts $out/lib/modules/${version}/build
+
+        # copy include files
+        mkdir -p $out/lib/modules/${version}/build/include
+        cd include
+        cp -a acpi config linux math-emu media net pcmcia rxrpc scsi sound video asm asm-generic $out/lib/modules/$version/build/include
+        cp -a `readlink asm` $out/lib/modules/$version/build/include
+
+
+        # Make sure the Makefile and version.h have a matching timestamp so that
+        # external modules can be built
+        touch -r $out/lib/modules/$version/build/Makefile $out/lib/modules/$version/build/include/linux/version.h
+        touch -r $out/lib/modules/$version/build/.config $out/lib/modules/$version/build/include/linux/autoconf.h
+
+        exit 1
 }
 
 buildPhase=buildPhase