diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
index 9ddf944..348d868 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
@@ -51,11 +51,13 @@
                 sprintf(str + strlen(str), "*");                \
 } while(0)
 
+unsigned int cross_build = 0;
 /**
  * Check that sizeof(device_id type) are consistent with size of section
  * in .o file. If in-consistent then userspace and kernel does not agree
  * on actual size which is a bug.
  * Also verify that the final entry in the table is all zeros.
+ * Ignore both checks if build host differ from target host and size differs.
  **/
 static void device_id_check(const char *modname, const char *device_id,
 			    unsigned long size, unsigned long id_size,
@@ -64,6 +66,8 @@
 	int i;
 
 	if (size % id_size || size < id_size) {
+		if (cross_build != 0)
+			return;
 		fatal("%s: sizeof(struct %s_device_id)=%lu is not a modulo "
 		      "of the size of section __mod_%s_device_table=%lu.\n"
 		      "Fix definition of struct %s_device_id "
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 695b5d6..110cf24 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -2026,7 +2026,7 @@
 	int opt;
 	int err;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:msSo:awM:K:")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:cmsSo:awM:K:")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'i':
 			kernel_read = optarg;
@@ -2035,6 +2035,9 @@
 			module_read = optarg;
 			external_module = 1;
 			break;
+		case 'c':
+			cross_build = 1;
+			break;
 		case 'm':
 			modversions = 1;
 			break;
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index 565c587..09f58e3 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@
 };
 
 /* file2alias.c */
+extern unsigned int cross_build;
 void handle_moddevtable(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 			Elf_Sym *sym, const char *symname);
 void add_moddevtable(struct buffer *buf, struct module *mod);