diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index c6fcc59..1818c50 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -56,23 +56,24 @@
 
 # Step 2), invoke modpost
 #  Includes step 3,4
+modpost = scripts/mod/modpost                    \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS),-m)                  \
+ $(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL),-a,)       \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-i,-o) $(kernelsymfile)   \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-I $(modulesymfile))      \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile))      \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
+
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(filter-out vmlinux FORCE, $^)) modules
-      cmd_modpost = scripts/mod/modpost            \
-        $(if $(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS),-m)             \
-	$(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL),-a,)  \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-i,-o) $(kernelsymfile) \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-I $(modulesymfile)) \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile)) \
-	$(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
+      cmd_modpost = $(modpost) -s
 
 PHONY += __modpost
 __modpost: $(modules:.ko=.o) FORCE
 	$(call cmd,modpost) $(wildcard vmlinux) $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
 
 quiet_cmd_kernel-mod = MODPOST $@
-      cmd_kernel-mod = $(cmd_modpost) $@
+      cmd_kernel-mod = $(modpost) $@
 
-PHONY += vmlinux
 vmlinux.o: FORCE
 	$(call cmd,kernel-mod)