diff --git a/eclass/linux-mod.eclass b/eclass/linux-mod.eclass
index e87c5ec0cdb3c..7e47a2e209d58 100644
--- a/eclass/linux-mod.eclass
+++ b/eclass/linux-mod.eclass
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ linux-mod_src_install() {
 
 		einfo "Installing ${modulename} module"
 		cd "${objdir}" || die "${objdir} does not exist"
-		insinto /lib/modules/${KV_FULL}/${libdir}
+		insinto "${INSTALL_MOD_PATH}"/lib/modules/${KV_FULL}/${libdir}
 		doins ${modulename}.${KV_OBJ} || die "doins ${modulename}.${KV_OBJ} failed"
 		cd "${OLDPWD}"