diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
index 615ed10..56c2040 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/Kconfig
@@ -58,6 +58,12 @@
 
 	  Say yes if you have such a device.
 
+# don't call it _MODULE -- will confuse Kconfig/fixdep/...
+config IWLWIFI_OPMODE_MODULAR
+	bool
+	default y if IWLDVM=m
+	default y if IWLMVM=m
+
 comment "WARNING: iwlwifi is useless without IWLDVM or IWLMVM"
 	depends on IWLWIFI && IWLDVM=n && IWLMVM=n
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c
index 88df574..8a44f59 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-debug.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/interrupt.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-debug.h"
 #include "iwl-devtrace.h"
 
@@ -85,11 +86,11 @@
 }
 
 __iwl_fn(warn)
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_warn);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(__iwl_warn);
 __iwl_fn(info)
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_info);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(__iwl_info);
 __iwl_fn(crit)
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_crit);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(__iwl_crit);
 
 void __iwl_err(struct device *dev, bool rfkill_prefix, bool trace_only,
 		const char *fmt, ...)
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@
 	trace_iwlwifi_err(&vaf);
 	va_end(args);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_err);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(__iwl_err);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEVICE_TRACING)
 void __iwl_dbg(struct device *dev,
@@ -133,5 +134,5 @@
 	trace_iwlwifi_dbg(level, in_interrupt(), function, &vaf);
 	va_end(args);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__iwl_dbg);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(__iwl_dbg);
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 8620de4..15ac54b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -1111,7 +1111,7 @@
 	.wd_disable = true,
 	/* the rest are 0 by default */
 };
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwlwifi_mod_params);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwlwifi_mod_params);
 
 int iwl_opmode_register(const char *name, const struct iwl_op_mode_ops *ops)
 {
@@ -1135,7 +1135,7 @@
 	mutex_unlock(&iwlwifi_opmode_table_mtx);
 	return -EIO;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_opmode_register);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_opmode_register);
 
 void iwl_opmode_deregister(const char *name)
 {
@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@
 	}
 	mutex_unlock(&iwlwifi_opmode_table_mtx);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_opmode_deregister);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_opmode_deregister);
 
 static int __init iwl_drv_init(void)
 {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h
index 4c96472..7d14509 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.h
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@
 #ifndef __iwl_drv_h__
 #define __iwl_drv_h__
 
+#include <linux/module.h>
+
 /* for all modules */
 #define DRV_NAME        "iwlwifi"
 #define IWLWIFI_VERSION "in-tree:"
@@ -123,4 +125,17 @@
  */
 void iwl_drv_stop(struct iwl_drv *drv);
 
+/*
+ * exported symbol management
+ *
+ * The driver can be split into multiple modules, in which case some symbols
+ * must be exported for the sub-modules. However, if it's not split and
+ * everything is built-in, then we can avoid that.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_OPMODE_MODULAR
+#define IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)	EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
+#else
+#define IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)
+#endif
+
 #endif /* __iwl_drv_h__ */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
index e170f5e..600c9fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-parse.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-modparams.h"
 #include "iwl-eeprom-parse.h"
 
@@ -909,7 +910,7 @@
 	kfree(data);
 	return NULL;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_parse_eeprom_data);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_parse_eeprom_data);
 
 /* helper functions */
 int iwl_nvm_check_version(struct iwl_nvm_data *data,
@@ -928,4 +929,4 @@
 		data->calib_version,  trans->cfg->nvm_calib_ver);
 	return -EINVAL;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_nvm_check_version);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_nvm_check_version);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-read.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-read.c
index 92e7245..e5f2e36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-read.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-eeprom-read.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-debug.h"
 #include "iwl-eeprom-read.h"
 #include "iwl-io.h"
@@ -460,4 +461,4 @@
 
 	return ret;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_read_eeprom);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_read_eeprom);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c
index 276410d..305c81f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-io.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-io.h"
 #include "iwl-csr.h"
 #include "iwl-debug.h"
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_poll_bit);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_poll_bit);
 
 u32 iwl_read_direct32(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg)
 {
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@
 
 	return value;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_read_direct32);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_read_direct32);
 
 void iwl_write_direct32(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 reg, u32 value)
 {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@
 		iwl_trans_release_nic_access(trans, &flags);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_write_direct32);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_write_direct32);
 
 int iwl_poll_direct_bit(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 addr, u32 mask,
 			int timeout)
@@ -89,7 +90,7 @@
 
 	return -ETIMEDOUT;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_poll_direct_bit);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_poll_direct_bit);
 
 static inline u32 __iwl_read_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 ofs)
 {
@@ -115,7 +116,7 @@
 	}
 	return val;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_read_prph);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_read_prph);
 
 void iwl_write_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 ofs, u32 val)
 {
@@ -126,7 +127,7 @@
 		iwl_trans_release_nic_access(trans, &flags);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_write_prph);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_write_prph);
 
 void iwl_set_bits_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 ofs, u32 mask)
 {
@@ -138,7 +139,7 @@
 		iwl_trans_release_nic_access(trans, &flags);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_set_bits_prph);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_set_bits_prph);
 
 void iwl_set_bits_mask_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 ofs,
 			    u32 bits, u32 mask)
@@ -151,7 +152,7 @@
 		iwl_trans_release_nic_access(trans, &flags);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_set_bits_mask_prph);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_set_bits_mask_prph);
 
 void iwl_clear_bits_prph(struct iwl_trans *trans, u32 ofs, u32 mask)
 {
@@ -164,4 +165,4 @@
 		iwl_trans_release_nic_access(trans, &flags);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_clear_bits_prph);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_clear_bits_prph);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-notif-wait.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-notif-wait.c
index 721fc64..940b8a9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-notif-wait.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-notif-wait.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include <linux/sched.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-notif-wait.h"
 
 
@@ -72,7 +73,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&notif_wait->notif_waits);
 	init_waitqueue_head(&notif_wait->notif_waitq);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_notification_wait_init);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_notification_wait_init);
 
 void iwl_notification_wait_notify(struct iwl_notif_wait_data *notif_wait,
 				  struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt)
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@
 	if (triggered)
 		wake_up_all(&notif_wait->notif_waitq);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_notification_wait_notify);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_notification_wait_notify);
 
 void iwl_abort_notification_waits(struct iwl_notif_wait_data *notif_wait)
 {
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@
 
 	wake_up_all(&notif_wait->notif_waitq);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_abort_notification_waits);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_abort_notification_waits);
 
 void
 iwl_init_notification_wait(struct iwl_notif_wait_data *notif_wait,
@@ -154,7 +155,7 @@
 	list_add(&wait_entry->list, &notif_wait->notif_waits);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&notif_wait->notif_wait_lock);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_init_notification_wait);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_init_notification_wait);
 
 int iwl_wait_notification(struct iwl_notif_wait_data *notif_wait,
 			  struct iwl_notification_wait *wait_entry,
@@ -178,7 +179,7 @@
 		return -ETIMEDOUT;
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_wait_notification);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_wait_notification);
 
 void iwl_remove_notification(struct iwl_notif_wait_data *notif_wait,
 			     struct iwl_notification_wait *wait_entry)
@@ -187,4 +188,4 @@
 	list_del(&wait_entry->list);
 	spin_unlock_bh(&notif_wait->notif_wait_lock);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_remove_notification);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_remove_notification);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
index 1ae6f2c..6199a0a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-nvm-parse.c
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-modparams.h"
 #include "iwl-nvm-parse.h"
 
@@ -389,4 +390,4 @@
 
 	return data;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_parse_nvm_data);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_parse_nvm_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-phy-db.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-phy-db.c
index 31c0548..25745da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-phy-db.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-phy-db.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-phy-db.h"
 #include "iwl-debug.h"
 #include "iwl-op-mode.h"
@@ -149,7 +150,7 @@
 	/* TODO: add default values of the phy db. */
 	return phy_db;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_phy_db_init);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_phy_db_init);
 
 /*
  * get phy db section: returns a pointer to a phy db section specified by
@@ -215,7 +216,7 @@
 
 	kfree(phy_db);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_phy_db_free);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_phy_db_free);
 
 int iwl_phy_db_set_section(struct iwl_phy_db *phy_db, struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt,
 			   gfp_t alloc_ctx)
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_phy_db_set_section);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_phy_db_set_section);
 
 static int is_valid_channel(u16 ch_id)
 {
@@ -495,4 +496,4 @@
 		       "Finished sending phy db non channel data\n");
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_send_phy_db_data);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_send_phy_db_data);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-test.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-test.c
index a7cbf79..efff298 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-test.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-test.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <net/netlink.h>
 
+#include "iwl-drv.h"
 #include "iwl-io.h"
 #include "iwl-fh.h"
 #include "iwl-prph.h"
@@ -653,7 +654,7 @@
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_test_parse);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_test_parse);
 
 /*
  * Handle test commands.
@@ -715,7 +716,7 @@
 	}
 	return result;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_test_handle_cmd);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_test_handle_cmd);
 
 static int iwl_test_trace_dump(struct iwl_test *tst, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			       struct netlink_callback *cb)
@@ -803,7 +804,7 @@
 	}
 	return result;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_test_dump);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_test_dump);
 
 /*
  * Multicast a spontaneous messages from the device to the user space.
@@ -849,4 +850,4 @@
 	if (tst->notify)
 		iwl_test_send_rx(tst, rxb);
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(iwl_test_rx);
+IWL_EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_test_rx);