diff --git a/scripts/package/builddeb b/scripts/package/builddeb
index 6474084c32a42dee2acc72c814971455d42c39ff..1b11f8993629c62fc89e04182b23559e15e49081 100755
--- a/scripts/package/builddeb
+++ b/scripts/package/builddeb
@@ -207,8 +207,10 @@ EOF
 done
 
 if [ "$ARCH" != "um" ]; then
-	deploy_kernel_headers debian/linux-headers
-	create_package linux-headers-$version debian/linux-headers
+	if is_enabled CONFIG_MODULES; then
+		deploy_kernel_headers debian/linux-headers
+		create_package linux-headers-$version debian/linux-headers
+	fi
 
 	deploy_libc_headers debian/linux-libc-dev
 	create_package linux-libc-dev debian/linux-libc-dev
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkdebian b/scripts/package/mkdebian
index 3a13b834f281c7663832467e7b890b031c404aff..273fd6ed790e8da0faa4c0bed11bf47c662621a4 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkdebian
+++ b/scripts/package/mkdebian
@@ -184,13 +184,6 @@ Description: Linux kernel, version $version
  This package contains the Linux kernel, modules and corresponding other
  files, version: $version.
 
-Package: $kernel_headers_packagename
-Architecture: $debarch
-Description: Linux kernel headers for $version on $debarch
- This package provides kernel header files for $version on $debarch
- .
- This is useful for people who need to build external modules
-
 Package: linux-libc-dev
 Section: devel
 Provides: linux-kernel-headers
@@ -201,6 +194,18 @@ Description: Linux support headers for userspace development
 Multi-Arch: same
 EOF
 
+if is_enabled CONFIG_MODULES; then
+cat <<EOF >> debian/control
+
+Package: $kernel_headers_packagename
+Architecture: $debarch
+Description: Linux kernel headers for $version on $debarch
+ This package provides kernel header files for $version on $debarch
+ .
+ This is useful for people who need to build external modules
+EOF
+fi
+
 if is_enabled CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO; then
 cat <<EOF >> debian/control