diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 635acf7..3a4b792 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@ obj-m += mod_hello.o
 
 all: build info
 
-build: mod_hello.ko helloctl/helloctl
+build: modules helloctl/helloctl
 
 helloctl/helloctl: ./helloctl/helloctl.c
 	$(CC) -o $@ $<
 
 mod_hello.ko: mod_hello.c
-	$(MAKE) -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) modules
+
+modules: mod_hello.ko
+	$(MAKE) -C $(shell realpath /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build) M=$(PWD) modules
 
 info: mod_hello.ko
 	modinfo $<
 
 clean:
-	$(MAKE) -C /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build M=$(PWD) clean
+	$(MAKE) -C $(shell realpath /lib/modules/$(shell uname -r)/build) M=$(PWD) clean
 	rm -f helloctl/helloctl *~