diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index d988f5d..65e707e 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-i,-o) $(kernelsymfile)   \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-I $(modulesymfile))      \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile))      \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH),,-S)      \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
 
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(filter-out vmlinux FORCE, $^)) modules