diff --git a/kernel.mk b/kernel.mk
index fc4d77fda260907c5a4d04aa9a7ffda786ec8a04..55926a06e46af24b1d50038e8a4cfdef7f65813e 100644
--- a/kernel.mk
+++ b/kernel.mk
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@ $(KERNEL_IMAGE_FILE):
 	$(hide) cp -rf $(KERNEL_CONFIG_PATH)/. $(KERNEL_SRC_TMP_PATH)/
 	$(hide) $(KERNEL_MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC_TMP_PATH) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) distclean
 	$(hide) $(KERNEL_MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC_TMP_PATH) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) $(DEFCONFIG_FILE)
+ifeq ($(KERNEL_VERSION), linux-5.10)
+	$(hide) $(KERNEL_MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC_TMP_PATH) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) modules_prepare
+endif
 	$(hide) $(KERNEL_MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SRC_TMP_PATH) ARCH=$(KERNEL_ARCH) $(KERNEL_CROSS_COMPILE) -j64 uImage
 endif
 .PHONY: build-kernel