diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 0707384a73..867c3351d9 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -170,13 +170,12 @@ AC_CONFIG_FILES([
 	man/man1/Makefile
 	man/man5/Makefile
 	man/man8/Makefile
+	module/Kbuild
 	module/Makefile
 	module/avl/Makefile
 	module/icp/Makefile
 	module/lua/Makefile
 	module/nvpair/Makefile
-	module/os/Makefile
-	module/os/linux/Makefile
 	module/os/linux/spl/Makefile
 	module/os/linux/zfs/Makefile
 	module/spl/Makefile
diff --git a/copy-builtin b/copy-builtin
index 81fd175656..f77cbb8ffd 100755
--- a/copy-builtin
+++ b/copy-builtin
@@ -11,21 +11,6 @@ usage()
 [ "$#" -eq 1 ] || usage
 KERNEL_DIR="$(readlink --canonicalize-existing "$1")"
 
-MODULES=()
-
-# When integrated in to a monolithic kernel the spl module must appear
-# first.  This ensures its module initialization function is run before
-# any of the other module initialization functions which depend on it.
-MODULES+="spl"
-
-for MODULE_DIR in module/* module/os/linux/*
-do
-	[ -d "$MODULE_DIR" ] || continue
-	[ "spl" = "${MODULE_DIR##*/}" ] && continue
-	[ "os" = "${MODULE_DIR#*/}" ] && continue
-	MODULES+=("${MODULE_DIR#*/}")
-done
-
 if ! [ -e 'zfs_config.h' ]
 then
 	echo >&2
@@ -43,12 +28,6 @@ cp --recursive include "$KERNEL_DIR/include/zfs"
 cp --recursive module "$KERNEL_DIR/fs/zfs"
 cp zfs_config.h "$KERNEL_DIR/include/zfs/"
 
-for MODULE in "${MODULES[@]}"
-do
-	sed -i.bak '/obj =/d' "$KERNEL_DIR/fs/zfs/$MODULE/Makefile"
-	sed -i.bak '/src =/d' "$KERNEL_DIR/fs/zfs/$MODULE/Makefile"
-done
-
 cat > "$KERNEL_DIR/fs/zfs/Kconfig" <<"EOF"
 config ZFS
 	tristate "ZFS filesystem support"
@@ -65,27 +44,6 @@ config ZFS
 	  If unsure, say N.
 EOF
 
-{
-	cat <<-"EOF"
-	ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS  = -I$(srctree)/include/zfs
-	ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/include/zfs/os/linux/spl
-	ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/include/zfs/os/linux/zfs
-	ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/include/zfs/os/linux/kernel
-	ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -include $(srctree)/include/zfs/zfs_config.h
-	ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -Wno-declaration-after-statement
-	ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS  = -D_KERNEL
-	ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS += -UDEBUG -DNDEBUG
-	export ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS
-
-	obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) :=
-	EOF
-
-	for MODULE in "${MODULES[@]}"
-	do
-		echo 'obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) += ' "$MODULE/"
-	done
-} > "$KERNEL_DIR/fs/zfs/Kbuild"
-
 add_after()
 {
 	local FILE="$1"
diff --git a/module/.gitignore b/module/.gitignore
index 5f3d704872..7a4bd3673e 100644
--- a/module/.gitignore
+++ b/module/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 .*.d
 *.mod
 
+/Kbuild
 /.cache.mk
 /.tmp_versions
 /Module.markers
diff --git a/module/Kbuild.in b/module/Kbuild.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b42ce9e6da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/module/Kbuild.in
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+# When integrated in to a monolithic kernel the spl module must appear
+# first.  This ensures its module initialization function is run before
+# any of the other module initialization functions which depend on it.
+ZFS_MODULES += spl/
+ZFS_MODULES += avl/
+ZFS_MODULES += icp/
+ZFS_MODULES += lua/
+ZFS_MODULES += nvpair/
+ZFS_MODULES += unicode/
+ZFS_MODULES += zcommon/
+ZFS_MODULES += zfs/
+
+# The rest is only relevant when run by kbuild
+ifneq ($(KERNELRELEASE),)
+
+obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(ZFS_MODULES)
+
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -Wno-declaration-after-statement
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += @KERNEL_DEBUG_CFLAGS@  @NO_FORMAT_ZERO_LENGTH@
+
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+zfs_include = @abs_top_srcdir@/include
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -include @abs_top_builddir@/zfs_config.h
+else
+zfs_include = $(srctree)/include/zfs
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -include $(zfs_include)/zfs_config.h
+endif
+
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I$(zfs_include)/os/linux/kernel
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I$(zfs_include)/os/linux/spl
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I$(zfs_include)/os/linux/zfs
+ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I$(zfs_include)
+ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS += -D_KERNEL
+ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS += @KERNEL_DEBUG_CPPFLAGS@
+
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+@CONFIG_QAT_TRUE@ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I@QAT_SRC@/include
+@CONFIG_QAT_TRUE@KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS += @QAT_SYMBOLS@
+endif
+
+subdir-asflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
+subdir-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
+
+endif
diff --git a/module/Makefile.in b/module/Makefile.in
index 39acdac20b..3485649dc1 100644
--- a/module/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/Makefile.in
@@ -1,31 +1,7 @@
-obj-m += avl/
-obj-m += icp/
-obj-m += lua/
-obj-m += nvpair/
-obj-m += spl/
-obj-m += os/linux/spl/
-obj-m += unicode/
-obj-m += zcommon/
-obj-m += zfs/
-obj-m += os/linux/zfs/
+include Kbuild
 
 INSTALL_MOD_DIR ?= extra
 
-ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -std=gnu99 -Wno-declaration-after-statement
-ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += @KERNEL_DEBUG_CFLAGS@  @NO_FORMAT_ZERO_LENGTH@
-ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -include @abs_top_builddir@/zfs_config.h
-ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include/os/linux/kernel
-ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include/os/linux/spl
-ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include/os/linux/zfs
-ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I@abs_top_srcdir@/include
-ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS += -D_KERNEL
-ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS += @KERNEL_DEBUG_CPPFLAGS@
-
-@CONFIG_QAT_TRUE@ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS += -I@QAT_SRC@/include
-@CONFIG_QAT_TRUE@KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS += @QAT_SYMBOLS@
-
-export ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS
-
 SUBDIR_TARGETS = icp lua
 
 all: modules
@@ -119,7 +95,7 @@ modules_install: modules_install-@ac_system@
 modules_uninstall-Linux:
 	@# Uninstall the kernel modules
 	kmoddir=$(DESTDIR)$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/modules/@LINUX_VERSION@
-	list='$(obj-m)'; for objdir in $$list; do \
+	list='$(ZFS_MODULES)'; for objdir in $$list; do \
 		$(RM) -R $$kmoddir/$(INSTALL_MOD_DIR)/$$objdir; \
 	done
 
@@ -129,7 +105,7 @@ modules_uninstall-FreeBSD:
 modules_uninstall: modules_uninstall-@ac_system@
 
 distdir:
-	list='$(obj-m)'; for objdir in $$list; do \
+	list='$(ZFS_MODULES)'; for objdir in $$list os/linux/spl os/linux/zfs; do \
 		(cd @top_srcdir@/module && find $$objdir -name '*.[chS]' | \
 		while read path; do \
 			mkdir -p @abs_top_builddir@/module/$$distdir/$${path%/*}; \
diff --git a/module/avl/Makefile.in b/module/avl/Makefile.in
index 217fa3ca52..991d5f95b8 100644
--- a/module/avl/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/avl/Makefile.in
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/avl
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
+endif
 
 MODULE := zavl
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-
 $(MODULE)-objs += avl.o
diff --git a/module/icp/Makefile.in b/module/icp/Makefile.in
index b6d34d15a6..7a01b2f08b 100644
--- a/module/icp/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/icp/Makefile.in
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/icp
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
+icp_include = $(src)/include
+else
+icp_include = $(srctree)/$(src)/include
+endif
 
 MODULE := icp
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-asflags-y := -I@abs_top_srcdir@/module/icp/include
-asflags-y += $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-ccflags-y := -I@abs_top_srcdir@/module/icp/include
-ccflags-y += $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
+asflags-y := -I$(icp_include)
+ccflags-y := -I$(icp_include)
 
 $(MODULE)-objs += illumos-crypto.o
 $(MODULE)-objs += api/kcf_cipher.o
diff --git a/module/lua/Makefile.in b/module/lua/Makefile.in
index d49065fbe8..0a74c17e64 100644
--- a/module/lua/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/lua/Makefile.in
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/lua
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
+endif
 
 MODULE := zlua
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-asflags-y += $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS)
-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-ccflags-y += -DLUA_USE_LONGLONG
-
-# Suppress unused but set variable warnings often due to ASSERTs
-ccflags-y += $(NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE)
+ccflags-y := -DLUA_USE_LONGLONG
 
 $(MODULE)-objs += lapi.o
 $(MODULE)-objs += lauxlib.o
diff --git a/module/nvpair/Makefile.in b/module/nvpair/Makefile.in
index f420ef98bc..d814523667 100644
--- a/module/nvpair/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/nvpair/Makefile.in
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/nvpair
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
+endif
 
 MODULE := znvpair
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-
 $(MODULE)-objs += nvpair.o
 $(MODULE)-objs += fnvpair.o
 $(MODULE)-objs += nvpair_alloc_spl.o
diff --git a/module/os/Makefile.in b/module/os/Makefile.in
deleted file mode 100644
index b9990d1bc0..0000000000
--- a/module/os/Makefile.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-subdirs-m = linux
diff --git a/module/os/linux/Makefile.in b/module/os/linux/Makefile.in
deleted file mode 100644
index ab01708a33..0000000000
--- a/module/os/linux/Makefile.in
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-subdirs-m = spl zfs
diff --git a/module/os/linux/zfs/Makefile.in b/module/os/linux/zfs/Makefile.in
index cb4edbbc1a..9f493ef16d 100644
--- a/module/os/linux/zfs/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/os/linux/zfs/Makefile.in
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@
 # Suppress unused-value warnings in sparc64 architecture headers
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_SPARC64) += -Wno-unused-value
 
-ccflags-y += -I@abs_top_srcdir@/module/os/linux/zfs
-
 $(MODULE)-objs += ../os/linux/zfs/abd_os.o
 $(MODULE)-objs += ../os/linux/zfs/arc_os.o
 $(MODULE)-objs += ../os/linux/zfs/mmp_os.o
diff --git a/module/spl/Makefile.in b/module/spl/Makefile.in
index 8602f4edd1..cedbfe92b5 100644
--- a/module/spl/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/spl/Makefile.in
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/spl
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
+mfdir = $(obj)
+else
+mfdir = $(srctree)/$(src)
+endif
 
 MODULE := spl
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-
-
--include @abs_top_builddir@/module/os/linux/spl/Makefile
+include $(mfdir)/../os/linux/spl/Makefile
diff --git a/module/unicode/Makefile.in b/module/unicode/Makefile.in
index 82c90373a2..59c07c4555 100644
--- a/module/unicode/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/unicode/Makefile.in
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/unicode
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
+endif
 
 MODULE := zunicode
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-
 $(MODULE)-objs += u8_textprep.o
 $(MODULE)-objs += uconv.o
diff --git a/module/zcommon/Makefile.in b/module/zcommon/Makefile.in
index 01e0692ebd..b5cdf4c0c9 100644
--- a/module/zcommon/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/zcommon/Makefile.in
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/zcommon
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
-target_cpu = @target_cpu@
+endif
 
 MODULE := zcommon
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-
 # Suppress unused-value warnings in sparc64 architecture headers
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_SPARC64) += -Wno-unused-value
 
diff --git a/module/zfs/Makefile.in b/module/zfs/Makefile.in
index 3a96639970..7ea976d129 100644
--- a/module/zfs/Makefile.in
+++ b/module/zfs/Makefile.in
@@ -1,16 +1,15 @@
-src = @abs_top_srcdir@/module/zfs
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+src = @abs_srcdir@
 obj = @abs_builddir@
-target_cpu = @target_cpu@
+mfdir = $(obj)
+else
+mfdir = $(srctree)/$(src)
+endif
 
 MODULE := zfs
 
 obj-$(CONFIG_ZFS) := $(MODULE).o
 
-ccflags-y := $(ZFS_MODULE_CFLAGS) $(ZFS_MODULE_CPPFLAGS)
-
-# Suppress unused but set variable warnings often due to ASSERTs
-ccflags-y += $(NO_UNUSED_BUT_SET_VARIABLE)
-
 # Suppress unused-value warnings in sparc64 architecture headers
 ccflags-$(CONFIG_SPARC64) += -Wno-unused-value
 
@@ -150,4 +149,4 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_ALTIVEC),y)
 $(obj)/vdev_raidz_math_powerpc_altivec.o: c_flags += -maltivec
 endif
 
--include @abs_top_builddir@/module/os/linux/zfs/Makefile
+include $(mfdir)/../os/linux/zfs/Makefile