diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL
index f2ffee0c..91968c2d 100644
--- a/INSTALL
+++ b/INSTALL
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Each of these ways will be described below in detail.
 NOTE: OPTION 2 WILL CURRENTLY NOT WORK FOR 2.0 AND OLDER 2.1 KERNELS!
 
 NOTE: IN EACH CASE, YOU WILL HAVE TO GET AND INSTALL THE I2C PACKAGE FIRST!
+      SET COMPILE_KERNEL TO 0 IN THE MAIN MAKEFILE FOR OPTION 2!
 
 NOTE: PLEASE READ THE DOCUMENTATION IN THE DOC SUBDIRECTORY IF YOU GET STUCK!
 
diff --git a/kernel/Module.mk b/kernel/Module.mk
index 918bc771..13f40ce9 100644
--- a/kernel/Module.mk
+++ b/kernel/Module.mk
@@ -36,8 +36,10 @@ all :: all-kernel
 
 install-kernel: all-kernel
 	$(MKDIR) $(MODDIR)
-	$(INSTALL) -o root -g root -m 644 $(KERNELTARGETS) $(MODDIR)
-install :: install-kernel
+	if [ -n "$(MODDIR)" ] ; then \
+	  $(INSTALL) -o root -g root -m 644 $(KERNELTARGETS) $(MODDIR)
+install :: install-kernel ; \
+	fi
 
 clean-kernel:
 	$(RM) $(KERNELDIR)/*.o $(KERNELDIR)/*.d
diff --git a/kernel/busses/Module.mk b/kernel/busses/Module.mk
index c98e2cac..41aaf414 100644
--- a/kernel/busses/Module.mk
+++ b/kernel/busses/Module.mk
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ all :: all-kernel-busses
 
 install-kernel-busses: all-kernel-busses
 	$(MKDIR) $(MODDIR) 
-	$(INSTALL) -o root -g root -m 644 $(KERNELBUSSESTARGETS) $(MODDIR)
+	if [ -n "$(MODDIR)" ] ; then \
+	  $(INSTALL) -o root -g root -m 644 $(KERNELBUSSESTARGETS) $(MODDIR) ; \
+	fi
+
 install :: install-kernel-busses
 
 clean-kernel-busses:
diff --git a/kernel/chips/Module.mk b/kernel/chips/Module.mk
index cf35f97d..5d5bedad 100644
--- a/kernel/chips/Module.mk
+++ b/kernel/chips/Module.mk
@@ -65,7 +65,10 @@ all :: all-kernel-chips
 
 install-kernel-chips: all-kernel-chips
 	$(MKDIR) $(MODDIR) 
-	$(INSTALL) -o root -g root -m 644 $(KERNELCHIPSTARGETS) $(MODDIR)
+	if [ -n "$(MODDIR)" ] ; then \
+	  $(INSTALL) -o root -g root -m 644 $(KERNELCHIPSTARGETS) $(MODDIR) ;\
+	fi
+
 install :: install-kernel-chips
 
 clean-kernel-chips: