diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.package b/scripts/Makefile.package
index 0ec946f..6d36786 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.package
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.package
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ tar%-pkg: linux-$(KERNELRELEASE)-$(ARCH).tar.% FORCE
 .tmp_modules_cpio: FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile
 	$(Q)rm -rf $@
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$@ modules_install
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$@/$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH) modules_install
 
 quiet_cmd_cpio = CPIO    $@
       cmd_cpio = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/usr/gen_initramfs.sh -o $@ $<
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ help:
 	@echo '  tarxz-pkg           - Build the kernel as a xz compressed tarball'
 	@echo '  tarzst-pkg          - Build the kernel as a zstd compressed tarball'
 	@echo '  modules-cpio-pkg    - Build the kernel modules as cpio archive'
+	@echo '                        (uses INSTALL_MOD_PATH inside the archive)'
 	@echo '  perf-tar-src-pkg    - Build the perf source tarball with no compression'
 	@echo '  perf-targz-src-pkg  - Build the perf source tarball with gzip compression'
 	@echo '  perf-tarbz2-src-pkg - Build the perf source tarball with bz2 compression'
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 0c25b5a..c3bc801 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ static bool allow_missing_ns_imports;
 
 static bool error_occurred;
 
-static bool extra_warn;
+static bool extra_warn __attribute__((unused));
 
 bool target_is_big_endian;
 bool host_is_big_endian;