2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index df7678febf27..36266665dbcb 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 # conmakehash:   Create arrays for initializing the kernel console tables
 # docproc:       Used in Documentation/DocBook
 
+HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include
+
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS)     += kallsyms
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_LOGO)         += pnmtologo
 hostprogs-$(CONFIG_VT)           += conmakehash
diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index 056de3104e75..5759751a1f61 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -1103,6 +1103,10 @@ void handle_moddevtable(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
         if (!sym->st_shndx || get_secindex(info, sym) >= info->num_sections)
                 return;
 
+        /* We're looking for an object */
+        if (ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) != STT_OBJECT)
+                return;
+
         /* All our symbols are of form <prefix>__mod_XXX_device_table. */
         name = strstr(symname, "__mod_");
         if (!name)