1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
index 975ae13758..54ed7f71f9 100644
--- a/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/kernel.bbclass
@@ -407,16 +407,14 @@ python populate_packages_prepend () {
                 # appropriate modprobe commands to the postinst
                 autoload = d.getVar('module_autoload_%s' % basename, True)
                 if autoload:
-                        name = '%s/etc/modutils/%s' % (dvar, basename)
-                        f = open(name, 'w')
-                        for m in autoload.split():
-                                f.write('%s\n' % m)
-                        f.close()
                         name = '%s/etc/modules-load.d/%s.conf' % (dvar, basename)
                         f = open(name, 'w')
                         for m in autoload.split():
                                 f.write('%s\n' % m)
                         f.close()
+                        modutils_name = '%s/etc/modutils/%s' % (dvar, basename)
+                        modutils_target = '../modules-load.d/%s.conf' % (basename)
+                        os.symlink(modutils_target, modutils_name)
                         postinst = d.getVar('pkg_postinst_%s' % pkg, True)
                         if not postinst:
                                 bb.fatal("pkg_postinst_%s not defined" % pkg)