# How to build an additional kernel module?

**URL:** <https://forum.openwrt.org/t/how-to-build-an-additional-kernel-module/56575>\
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**Created:** [February 29, 2020, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/how-to-build-an-additional-kernel-module/56575 "2020-02-29T18:53:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pilot6](https://forum.openwrt.org/user_avatar/forum.openwrt.org/pilot6/32/4125_2.png) [@Pilot6](https://forum.openwrt.org/u/Pilot6)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2020, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.openwrt.org/t/how-to-build-an-additional-kernel-module/56575/2 "2020-02-29T19:09:32Z")

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> [@aquaforum](#):
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> but there is no file mkthnat.ko

Where are you looking for this file? You should have `kmod-nat-hw-mtk.ipk` with that file in your `bin/packages`. The `mkthnat.ko` is inside.

It is actually `bin/target/xxxxxx/packages`

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