diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modinst b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
index e48a4e9d88682b..07650eeaaf06dd 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modinst
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modinst
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ 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