diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 2ef9a19..93ac52a 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -268,6 +268,9 @@
 			     "was in %s%s\n", mod->name, name,
 			     s->module->name,
 			     is_vmlinux(s->module->name) ?"":".ko");
+		} else {
+			/* In case Modules.symvers was out of date */
+			s->module = mod;
 		}
 	}
 	s->preloaded = 0;