1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index bb895b13c170..ec036c261fb1 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@ static int is_vmlinux(const char *modname)
         else
                 myname = modname;
 
-        return strcmp(myname, "vmlinux") == 0;
+        return (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux") == 0) ||
+               (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux.o") == 0);
 }
 
 void *do_nofail(void *ptr, const char *expr)