diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 282decf..f6913db 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1928,7 +1928,8 @@
 				s->name, mod->name);
 			continue;
 		}
-		buf_printf(b, "\t{ %#8x, \"%s\" },\n", s->crc, s->name);
+		buf_printf(b, "\t{ %#8x, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(%s) },\n",
+			   s->crc, s->name);
 	}
 
 	buf_printf(b, "};\n");