diff --git a/package/kmod/kmod.mk b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
index bcf65fd9be..0901afc872 100644
--- a/package/kmod/kmod.mk
+++ b/package/kmod/kmod.mk
@@ -17,43 +17,43 @@ KMOD_LICENSE_FILES = libkmod/COPYING
 
 KMOD_CPE_ID_VENDOR = kernel
 
-# static linking not supported, see
-# https://git.kernel.org/cgit/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git/commit/?id=b7016153ec8
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS = --disable-static --enable-shared
-
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-manpages
-HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS = --disable-manpages
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS = -Dmanpages=false
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS = -Dmanpages=false
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BASH_COMPLETION),y)
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-bashcompletiondir=/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dbashcompletiondir=/usr/share/bash-completion/completions
+else
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dbashcompletiondir=no
 endif
 
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dfishcompletiondir=no -Dzshcompletiondir=no
+
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZLIB),y)
 KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += zlib
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-zlib
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzlib=enabled
 else
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-zlib
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzlib=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_ZSTD),y)
 KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += zstd
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-zstd
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzstd=enabled
 else
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-zstd
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzstd=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_XZ),y)
 KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += xz
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-xz
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dxz=enabled
 else
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-xz
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dxz=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_OPENSSL),y)
 KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += openssl
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-openssl
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dopenssl=enabled
 else
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-openssl
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dopenssl=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_TOOLS),y)
@@ -62,61 +62,39 @@ ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_KMOD_TOOLS),y)
 KMOD_LICENSE += , GPL-2.0+ (tools)
 KMOD_LICENSE_FILES += COPYING
 
-# /sbin is really /usr/sbin with merged /usr, and /usr/sbin is
-# really /usr/bin with merged-bin, so adjust relative symlink
-ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),y)
-ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_BIN),y)
-KMOD_BIN_PATH = kmod
-KMOD_SBIN_DIR = bin
-else
-KMOD_BIN_PATH = ../bin/kmod
-KMOD_SBIN_DIR = sbin
-endif
-else
-KMOD_BIN_PATH = ../usr/bin/kmod
-KMOD_SBIN_DIR = sbin
+ifeq ($(BR2_ROOTFS_MERGED_USR),)
+# Busybox would install its modutils symlinks to /sbin, so kmod needs
+# to do the same to take priority (Busybox won't overwrite them, see
+# its install-noclobber).
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dsbindir=/sbin
 endif
 
-define KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS
-	for i in depmod insmod lsmod modinfo modprobe rmmod; do \
-		ln -sf $(KMOD_BIN_PATH) $(TARGET_DIR)/$(KMOD_SBIN_DIR)/$$i; \
-	done
-endef
-
-KMOD_POST_INSTALL_TARGET_HOOKS += KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS
 else
-KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --disable-tools
+KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dtools=false
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD_GZ),y)
 HOST_KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += host-zlib
-HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-zlib
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzlib=enabled
 else
-HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-zlib
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzlib=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD_ZSTD),y)
 HOST_KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += host-zstd
-HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-zstd
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzstd=enabled
 else
-HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-zstd
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dzstd=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_HOST_KMOD_XZ),y)
 HOST_KMOD_DEPENDENCIES += host-xz
-HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --with-xz
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dxz=enabled
 else
-HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += --without-xz
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dxz=disabled
 endif
 
-# We only install depmod, since that's the only tool used for the
-# host.
-define HOST_KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS
-	mkdir -p $(HOST_DIR)/sbin/
-	ln -sf ../bin/kmod $(HOST_DIR)/sbin/depmod
-endef
+HOST_KMOD_CONF_OPTS += -Dopenssl=disabled
 
-HOST_KMOD_POST_INSTALL_HOOKS += HOST_KMOD_INSTALL_TOOLS
-
-$(eval $(autotools-package))
-$(eval $(host-autotools-package))
+$(eval $(meson-package))
+$(eval $(host-meson-package))