2 files changed, 7 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm b/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm
index 1312da6bbd..fbc683c798 100644
--- a/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/linux-boot.scm
@@ -343,10 +343,11 @@ bailing out.~%root contents: ~s~%" (scandir "/"))
                       volatile-root?
                       (mounts '()))
   "This procedure is meant to be called from an initrd.  Boot a system by
-first loading LINUX-MODULES, then setting up QEMU guest networking if
-QEMU-GUEST-NETWORKING? is true, mounting the file systems specified in MOUNTS,
-and finally booting into the new root if any.  The initrd supports kernel
-command-line options '--load', '--root', and '--repl'.
+first loading LINUX-MODULES (a list of absolute file names of '.ko' files),
+then setting up QEMU guest networking if QEMU-GUEST-NETWORKING? is true,
+mounting the file systems specified in MOUNTS, and finally booting into the
+new root if any.  The initrd supports kernel command-line options '--load',
+'--root', and '--repl'.
 
 Mount the root file system, specified by the '--root' command-line argument,
 if any.
@@ -384,9 +385,7 @@ to it are lost."
          (start-repl))
 
        (display "loading kernel modules...\n")
-       (for-each (compose load-linux-module*
-                          (cut string-append "/modules/" <>))
-                 linux-modules)
+       (for-each load-linux-module* linux-modules)
 
        (when qemu-guest-networking?
          (unless (configure-qemu-networking)
diff --git a/gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm b/gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm
index 2c0acb200e..54639bd319 100644
--- a/gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/linux-initrd.scm
@@ -104,23 +104,18 @@ This is similar to what 'compiled-file-name' in (system base compile) does."
 (define* (build-initrd output
                        #:key
                        guile init
-                       linux-module-directory
                        (references-graphs '())
                        (cpio "cpio")
                        (gzip "gzip"))
   "Write an initial RAM disk (initrd) to OUTPUT.  The initrd starts the script
 at INIT, running GUILE.  It contains all the items referred to by
-REFERENCES-GRAPHS, plus the Linux modules from LINUX-MODULE-DIRECTORY."
+REFERENCES-GRAPHS."
   (mkdir "contents")
 
   ;; Copy the closures of all the items referenced in REFERENCES-GRAPHS.
   (populate-store references-graphs "contents")
 
   (with-directory-excursion "contents"
-    ;; Copy Linux modules.
-    (mkdir "modules")
-    (copy-recursively linux-module-directory "modules")
-
     ;; Make '/init'.
     (symlink init "init")