--- eclass.original/linux-mod.eclass	2006-10-16 16:35:50.000000000 +0200
+++ eclass/linux-mod.eclass	2006-11-16 12:23:45.000000000 +0100
@@ -429,15 +429,21 @@ find_module_params() {
 # --------------------------------
 
 linux-mod_pkg_setup() {
-	linux-info_pkg_setup;
-	check_kernel_built;
-	strip_modulenames;
-	[[ -n ${MODULE_NAMES} ]] && check_modules_supported
-	set_kvobj;
-	# Commented out with permission from johnm until a fixed version for arches
-	# who intentionally use different kernel and userland compilers can be
-	# introduced - Jason Wever <weeve@gentoo.org>, 23 Oct 2005
-	#check_vermagic;
+	if ! hasq bindist ${FEATURES}; then
+		linux-info_pkg_setup;
+		check_kernel_built;
+		strip_modulenames;
+		[[ -n ${MODULE_NAMES} ]] && check_modules_supported
+		set_kvobj;
+		# Commented out with permission from johnm until a fixed version for arches
+		# who intentionally use different kernel and userland compilers can be
+		# introduced - Jason Wever <weeve@gentoo.org>, 23 Oct 2005
+		#check_vermagic;
+	else
+		# We are emerging a precompiled kernel modules
+		# so this check is not needed
+		qeinfo "kernel sources not needed"
+	fi
 }
 
 strip_modulenames() {
--- eclass.original/linux-info.eclass	2006-09-07 14:05:52.000000000 +0200
+++ eclass/linux-info.eclass	2006-11-16 12:24:34.000000000 +0100
@@ -164,6 +164,11 @@ linux_chkconfig_string() {
 # got the jist yet?
 
 kernel_is() {
+
+	# We are emerging a precompiled kernel modules
+	# so this check is not needed
+	hasq bindist ${FEATURES} && return 1
+
 	# if we haven't determined the version yet, we need too.
 	get_version;
 	local operator test value x=0 y=0 z=0
@@ -551,6 +556,11 @@ check_zlibinflate() {
 # Also used when inheriting linux-mod to force a get_version call
 
 linux-info_pkg_setup() {
+
+	# We are emerging a precompiled kernel modules
+	# so this check is not needed
+	hasq bindist ${FEATURES} && return 0
+
 	get_version || die "Unable to calculate Linux Kernel version"
 
 	if kernel_is 2 4; then