diff --git a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/module-base.bbclass b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/module-base.bbclass
index 6fe77c0..27bd69f 100644
--- a/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/module-base.bbclass
+++ b/import-layers/yocto-poky/meta/classes/module-base.bbclass
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 inherit kernel-arch
 
-# This is instead of DEPENDS = "virtual/kernel"
-do_configure[depends] += "virtual/kernel:do_compile_kernelmodules"
+# We do the dependency this way because the output is not preserved
+# in sstate, so we must force do_compile to run (once).
+do_configure[depends] += "make-mod-scripts:do_compile"
 
 export OS = "${TARGET_OS}"
 export CROSS_COMPILE = "${TARGET_PREFIX}"
@@ -12,16 +13,9 @@
 # we didn't pick the name.
 export KBUILD_OUTPUT = "${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}"
 
-export KERNEL_VERSION = "${@base_read_file('${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}/kernel-abiversion')}"
+export KERNEL_VERSION = "${@oe.utils.read_file('${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR}/kernel-abiversion')}"
 KERNEL_OBJECT_SUFFIX = ".ko"
 
 # kernel modules are generally machine specific
 PACKAGE_ARCH = "${MACHINE_ARCH}"
 
-# Function to ensure the kernel scripts are created. Expected to
-# be called before do_compile. See module.bbclass for an example.
-do_make_scripts() {
-	unset CFLAGS CPPFLAGS CXXFLAGS LDFLAGS 
-	make CC="${KERNEL_CC}" LD="${KERNEL_LD}" AR="${KERNEL_AR}" \
-	           -C ${STAGING_KERNEL_DIR} O=${STAGING_KERNEL_BUILDDIR} scripts
-}