diff --git a/platforms/sdk-root/post.inc.sh b/platforms/sdk-root/post.inc.sh
index 83aaa11..777d93c 100644
--- a/platforms/sdk-root/post.inc.sh
+++ b/platforms/sdk-root/post.inc.sh
@@ -82,17 +82,19 @@ esac
 echo $timezone > $MOUNTDIR/etc/timezone
 cp /usr/share/zoneinfo/$timezone $MOUNTDIR/etc/localtime
 
-# update module dependencies
-chroot $MOUNTDIR depmod -a ${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}
+if [ ! "$KERNEL_IGNORE" ]; then
+   # update module dependencies
+   chroot $MOUNTDIR depmod -a ${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}
 
-# create universal initramfs
-LANG=${LANGUAGE}_${COUNTRY} chroot $MOUNTDIR dracut \
-   --filesystems "ext3 ext4 reiserfs reiser4" \
-   --nomdadmconf --nolvmconf \
-   /boot/initramfs-${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}.img.gz \
-   ${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}
+   # create universal initramfs
+   LANG=${LANGUAGE}_${COUNTRY} chroot $MOUNTDIR dracut \
+      --filesystems "ext3 ext4 reiserfs reiser4" \
+      --nomdadmconf --nolvmconf \
+      /boot/initramfs-${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}.img.gz \
+      ${KERNEL_MAJVER}${KERNEL_EXTRAVER}
+fi
 
 # don't remove static qemu for this platform
 QEMU_COPIED_FOR_INST=0
 
-prelink
+#prelink