diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ddbfcac..4f0bd65 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@
       cmd_vmlinux__ ?= $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_vmlinux) -o $@ \
       -T $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init)                          \
       --start-group $(vmlinux-main) --end-group                  \
-      $(filter-out $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) FORCE ,$^)
+      $(filter-out $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) vmlinux.o FORCE ,$^)
 
 # Generate new vmlinux version
 quiet_cmd_vmlinux_version = GEN     .version
@@ -736,15 +736,31 @@
 
 endif # ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
 
+# Do modpost on a prelinked vmlinux. The finally linked vmlinux has
+# relevant sections renamed as per the linker script.
+quiet_cmd_vmlinux-modpost = LD      $@
+      cmd_vmlinux-modpost = $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -r -o $@                          \
+	 $(vmlinux-init) --start-group $(vmlinux-main) --end-group             \
+	 $(filter-out $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) $(vmlinux-lds) FORCE ,$^)
+define rule_vmlinux-modpost
+	:
+	+$(call cmd,vmlinux-modpost)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost $@
+	$(Q)echo 'cmd_$@ := $(cmd_vmlinux-modpost)' > $(dot-target).cmd
+endef
+
 # vmlinux image - including updated kernel symbols
-vmlinux: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) $(kallsyms.o) FORCE
+vmlinux: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) $(kallsyms.o) vmlinux.o FORCE
 ifdef CONFIG_HEADERS_CHECK
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile headers_check
 endif
+	$(call vmlinux-modpost)
 	$(call if_changed_rule,vmlinux__)
-	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost $@
 	$(Q)rm -f .old_version
 
+vmlinux.o: $(vmlinux-lds) $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main) $(kallsyms.o) FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_rule,vmlinux-modpost)
+
 # The actual objects are generated when descending, 
 # make sure no implicit rule kicks in
 $(sort $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main)) $(vmlinux-lds): $(vmlinux-dirs) ;