diff --git a/sys/kernel/linux/ympbuild b/sys/kernel/linux/ympbuild
index e90f2a67..a4883500 100644
--- a/sys/kernel/linux/ympbuild
+++ b/sys/kernel/linux/ympbuild
@@ -26,5 +26,9 @@ package(){
     rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/usr/include
     # remove broken symlink if exists
     rm -rf ${DESTDIR}/lib/modules/$version/build/linux-$version || true
+    # decompress kernel modules (if gzipped)
+    find ${DESTDIR}/lib/modules -iname "*.ko.gz" -exec gzip -d {} \;
+    # decompress kernel modules (if xzed)
+    find ${DESTDIR}/lib/modules -iname "*.ko.xz" -exec xz -d {} \;
 }