diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index bb895b1..ec036c2 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -75,7 +75,8 @@
 	else
 		myname = modname;
 
-	return strcmp(myname, "vmlinux") == 0;
+	return (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux") == 0) ||
+	       (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux.o") == 0);
 }
 
 void *do_nofail(void *ptr, const char *expr)