1 files changed, 11 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index c6fcc597b3be..d988f5d21e3d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -56,23 +56,24 @@ _modpost: $(if $(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL), $(modules:.ko:.o),$(modules))
 
 # Step 2), invoke modpost
 #  Includes step 3,4
+modpost = scripts/mod/modpost                    \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS),-m)                  \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL),-a,)       \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-i,-o) $(kernelsymfile)   \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-I $(modulesymfile))      \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile))      \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
+
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(filter-out vmlinux FORCE, $^)) modules
-      cmd_modpost = scripts/mod/modpost            \
-        $(if $(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS),-m)             \
-        $(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL),-a,)  \
-        $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-i,-o) $(kernelsymfile) \
-        $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-I $(modulesymfile)) \
-        $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile)) \
-        $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
+      cmd_modpost = $(modpost) -s
 
 PHONY += __modpost
 __modpost: $(modules:.ko=.o) FORCE
         $(call cmd,modpost) $(wildcard vmlinux) $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
 
 quiet_cmd_kernel-mod = MODPOST $@
-      cmd_kernel-mod = $(cmd_modpost) $@
+      cmd_kernel-mod = $(modpost) $@
 
-PHONY += vmlinux
 vmlinux.o: FORCE
         $(call cmd,kernel-mod)
 
@@ -97,7 +98,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
 
 # Step 6), final link of the modules
 quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-      cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) -o $@            \
+      cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) -o $@         \
                           $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
 
 $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE