1 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 09ffca54b373..3bed09e625c0 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -370,6 +370,12 @@ handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
                         /* Ignore register directives. */
                         if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_SPARC_REGISTER)
                                 break;
+                        if (symname[0] == '.') {
+                                char *munged = strdup(symname);
+                                munged[0] = '_';
+                                munged[1] = toupper(munged[1]);
+                                symname = munged;
+                        }
                 }
 #endif