diff --git a/make/kbuild.mk b/make/kbuild.mk
index a07b8b3c..78f3b978 100644
--- a/make/kbuild.mk
+++ b/make/kbuild.mk
@@ -144,9 +144,13 @@ build: setup
 	+$(K_MAKE) $(K_BUILD_TARGET)
 ifdef K_COPY_SRC
 ifdef K_COPY_DST
+ifdef K_COPY_GZIP
+	gzip -c $(K_SOURCE_DIR)/$(K_COPY_SRC) > $(K_TARGET_DIR)/$(K_COPY_DST)
+else
 	cp $(K_SOURCE_DIR)/$(K_COPY_SRC) $(K_TARGET_DIR)/$(K_COPY_DST)
 endif
 endif
+endif
 
 
 MODSYNCLIST := .config Module.symvers Makefile include scripts arch/x86/include arch/x86/Makefile arch/powerpc/include arch/powerpc/Makefile arch/powerpc/lib