diff --git a/features.in/kernel/lib/10-kernel.mk b/features.in/kernel/lib/10-kernel.mk
index 34dba6e4..436c6a68 100644
--- a/features.in/kernel/lib/10-kernel.mk
+++ b/features.in/kernel/lib/10-kernel.mk
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 #         take care for kernel bits
 
 DOT_BASE += $(call kpackages, \
-	    $(THE_KMODULES) $(BASE_KMODULES) $(BASE_KMODULES_REGEXP), \
-	    $(KFLAVOURS))
+	    $(KFLAVOURS), \
+	    $(THE_KMODULES) $(BASE_KMODULES) $(BASE_KMODULES_REGEXP))
diff --git a/image.in/functions.mk b/image.in/functions.mk
index 81e91f96..8148c47a 100644
--- a/image.in/functions.mk
+++ b/image.in/functions.mk
@@ -22,9 +22,10 @@ SPACE := $(NULL) # the officially documented way of getting a space
 
 list2re = $(subst $(SPACE),|,$(strip $(1)))
 
-# args: KMODULES, KFLAVOURS
-kpackages = $(and $(1),$(2), \
-	^kernel-(image|modules-($(call list2re,$(1))))-($(call list2re,$(2)))$$)
+# args: KFLAVOURS, KMODULES
+# NB: $(2) could be empty
+kpackages = $(and $(1), \
+	^kernel-(image|modules-($(call list2re,$(2))))-($(call list2re,$(1)))$$)
 
 # arg: branding subpackages
 branding = $(and $(1),^branding-$(BRANDING)-($(call list2re,$(1)))$$)
diff --git a/sub.in/main/Makefile b/sub.in/main/Makefile
index 915f33ac..7b93a962 100644
--- a/sub.in/main/Makefile
+++ b/sub.in/main/Makefile
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ IMAGE_PACKAGES_REGEXP = $(THE_PACKAGES_REGEXP) \
 			$(BASE_PACKAGES_REGEXP) \
 			$(MAIN_PACKAGES_REGEXP) \
 			$(call kpackages, \
+			       $(KFLAVOURS), \
 			       $(THE_KMODULES) \
 			       $(BASE_KMODULES) \
 			       $(BASE_KMODULES_REGEXP) \
-			       $(MAIN_KMODULES), \
-			       $(KFLAVOURS))
+			       $(MAIN_KMODULES))
 
 IMAGE_PACKAGES = $(call map,list, \
 			$(THE_LISTS) $(THE_GROUPS) \
diff --git a/sub.in/stage1/Makefile b/sub.in/stage1/Makefile
index 5d90cfef..a6589085 100644
--- a/sub.in/stage1/Makefile
+++ b/sub.in/stage1/Makefile
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ STAGE1_KFLAVOUR ?= $(lastword $(KFLAVOURS))
 
 # propagator needed iff stage1 kernel installed (not for e.g. syslinux.iso)
 ifneq "$(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR)" ""
-INFO_STAGE1_KFLAVOUR := $(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR)
+GLOBAL_STAGE1_KFLAVOUR := $(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR)
 CHROOT_PACKAGES_REGEXP := $(call kpackages, \
-	$(STAGE1_KMODULES_REGEXP),$(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR))
-ifneq "$(findstring stage2,$(SUBPROFILES))" ""
+	$(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR),$(STAGE1_KMODULES_REGEXP))
+ifneq "$(findstring stage2,$(SUBPROFILES))" ""	### assumes stage2 ~ propagator
 PROPAGATOR_VERSION = ALT Linux
 PROPAGATOR_MAR_MODULES = ./modules
 PROPAGATOR_INITFS = ./initfs
diff --git a/sub.in/stage2/Makefile b/sub.in/stage2/Makefile
index b5b7a92e..9fccca9e 100644
--- a/sub.in/stage2/Makefile
+++ b/sub.in/stage2/Makefile
@@ -34,9 +34,9 @@ endif
 # need kernel modules only (which require corresponding kernel-image);
 # these go into work chroot; NB: no vmlinuz there (unless live-install)
 IMAGE_PACKAGES_REGEXP += $(call kpackages, \
+			 $(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR), \
 			 $(STAGE1_KMODULES) $(STAGE1_KMODULES_REGEXP) \
-			 $(STAGE2_KMODULES) $(STAGE2_KMODULES_REGEXP), \
-			 $(STAGE1_KFLAVOUR))
+			 $(STAGE2_KMODULES) $(STAGE2_KMODULES_REGEXP))
 
 -include $(sort $(wildcard lib/*.mk))