diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index ff5ca9817a85ab394740c7ec8f8459f02a9656f9..0dae402661f3b4e924606eb6ff754b15c93784fc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ quiet_cmd_modules_install = INSTALL $@
     mkdir -p $(2) ; \
     cp $@ $(2) ; \
     $(mod_strip_cmd) $(2)/$(notdir $@) ; \
-    $(mod_sign_cmd) $(2)/$(notdir $@) $(patsubst %,|| true,$(KBUILD_EXTMOD)) && \
+    $(mod_sign_cmd) $(2)/$(notdir $@) $(patsubst %,|| true,$(KBUILD_EXTMOD)) ; \
     $(mod_compress_cmd) $(2)/$(notdir $@)
 
 # Modules built outside the kernel source tree go into extra by default