diff --git a/package/base/modutils/modutils.conf b/package/base/modutils/modutils.conf
index 142c0dbd1..e8db527b7 100644
--- a/package/base/modutils/modutils.conf
+++ b/package/base/modutils/modutils.conf
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 # 
 # --- ROCK-COPYRIGHT-NOTE-END ---
 
-modutils_pm() {
+modutils_postm() {
 	cp -vf $confdir/modules.conf.data $root/etc/modules.conf
 	mv -fv $root/sbin/lsmod$postfix $root/bin/
 	if [ -h $root/bin/lsmod$postfix ] ; then
@@ -30,8 +30,14 @@ modutils_pm() {
 	fi
 }
 
-postmake="modutils_pm"
-confopt="$confopt --sbindir=\$root/sbin --enable-insmod-static"
+modutils_prem() {
+	 find . -type f -exec sed -i -e 's,STRIP,DOSTRIP,' '{}' \;
+}
+
+hook_add postmake 3 "modutils_postm"
+hook_add premake 3 "modutils_prem"
+
+var_append confopt " " "--sbindir=\$root/sbin --enable-insmod-static"
 var_remove GCC_WRAPPER_APPEND " " "-s"
 
 postfix=""
@@ -45,7 +51,7 @@ if [ -f $root/var/adm/flists/module-init-tools ] ; then
 	postfix=".old"
 fi
 
-export CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$root/usr/src/linux/include"
+var_append CFLAGS "-I$root/usr/src/linux/include"
 
 # modutils is using $(STRIP) for install -s option
 var_remove makeopt " " 'STRIP="$STRIP"'