2 files changed, 20 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 5f2ecd51bde3..b10b69b56a31 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ void warn(const char *fmt, ...)
         va_end(arglist);
 }
 
+void merror(const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+        va_list arglist;
+
+        fprintf(stderr, "ERROR: ");
+
+        va_start(arglist, fmt);
+        vfprintf(stderr, fmt, arglist);
+        va_end(arglist);
+}
+
 static int is_vmlinux(const char *modname)
 {
         const char *myname;
@@ -1307,9 +1318,14 @@ static int add_versions(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
                 exp = find_symbol(s->name);
                 if (!exp || exp->module == mod) {
                         if (have_vmlinux && !s->weak) {
-                                warn("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
-                                     s->name, mod->name);
-                                err = warn_unresolved ? 0 : 1;
+                                if (warn_unresolved) {
+                                        warn("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+                                             s->name, mod->name);
+                                } else {
+                                        merror("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+                                                  s->name, mod->name);
+                                        err = 1;
+                                }
                         }
                         continue;
                 }
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index d398c61e55ef..0858caa9c03f 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -145,3 +145,4 @@ void release_file(void *file, unsigned long size);
 
 void fatal(const char *fmt, ...);
 void warn(const char *fmt, ...);
+void merror(const char *fmt, ...);