diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/kernel-snapshot-headers.template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/kernel-snapshot-headers.template
index 378083a6ee..2126aa5d9a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/kernel-snapshot-headers.template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/kernel-snapshot-headers.template
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@ long_desc="
  This package contains the required source headers to be able to build
  external 3rd party binary modules."
 
+nostrip=yes
+noverifyrdeps=yes
+
 do_install()
 {
 	mkdir -p ${DESTDIR}
diff --git a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
index 2ba915e382..12e5278a6b 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/kernel-snapshot/template
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/kernel/v2.6/testing/linux-${_kernel_ver}-${_kernel_pat
 checksum=65f6755d36a2bd6d98904eaa50b34d08acbe11fa342f5956380e32c871a3af6f
 subpackages="$pkgname-headers"
 
+noverifyrdeps=yes
+
 Add_dependency run linux-firmware
 Add_dependency run initramfs-tools