diff --git a/include/kernel.mk b/include/kernel.mk
index 02d0949a72..40aa1a5163 100644
--- a/include/kernel.mk
+++ b/include/kernel.mk
@@ -138,11 +138,13 @@ endif
 
 PKG_EXTMOD_SUBDIRS ?= .
 
+PKG_SYMVERS_DIR = $(KERNEL_BUILD_DIR)/symvers
+
 define populate_module_symvers
-	@mkdir -p $(PKG_INFO_DIR)
-	cat /dev/null > $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME).symvers; \
+	@mkdir -p $(PKG_SYMVERS_DIR)
+	cat /dev/null > $(PKG_SYMVERS_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME).symvers; \
 	for subdir in $(PKG_EXTMOD_SUBDIRS); do \
-		cat $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/*.symvers 2>/dev/null > $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$$$$subdir/Module.symvers; \
+		cat $(PKG_SYMVERS_DIR)/*.symvers 2>/dev/null > $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$$$$subdir/Module.symvers; \
 	done
 endef
 
@@ -154,7 +156,7 @@ define collect_module_symvers
 			grep -F $$$$realdir $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/$$$$subdir/Module.symvers >> $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Module.symvers.tmp; \
 	done; \
 	sort -u $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Module.symvers.tmp > $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Module.symvers; \
-	mv $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Module.symvers $(PKG_INFO_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME).symvers
+	mv $(PKG_BUILD_DIR)/Module.symvers $(PKG_SYMVERS_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME).symvers
 endef
 
 define KernelPackage/hooks