diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cdfa6827..cc5e6c40 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -253,6 +253,12 @@ user ::
 user_install::
 all :: user
 install :: all user_install
+ifeq ($(DESTDIR),)
+    -/sbin/depmod -a
+else
+    -/sbin/depmod -a -b $(DESTDIR)
+endif
+
 clean::
 	$(RM) lm_sensors-*