1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index cfc004e04417..2d20640854b7 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ modules   := $(patsubst %.o,%.ko, $(wildcard $(__modules:.ko=.o)))
 # Stop after building .o files if NOFINAL is set. Makes compile tests quicker
 _modpost: $(if $(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL), $(modules:.ko:.o),$(modules))
 
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_BUILDHOST),$(ARCH))
+        cross_build := 1
+endif
 
 # Step 2), invoke modpost
 #  Includes step 3,4
@@ -70,7 +73,8 @@ modpost = scripts/mod/modpost                    \
  $(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH),,-S)      \
  $(if $(CONFIG_MARKERS),-K $(kernelmarkersfile)) \
  $(if $(CONFIG_MARKERS),-M $(markersfile))       \
- $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w) \
+ $(if $(cross_build),-c)
 
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(filter-out vmlinux FORCE, $^)) modules
       cmd_modpost = $(modpost) -s