diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 1818c50..d988f5d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 
 # Step 6), final link of the modules
 quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-      cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) -o $@		\
+      cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) -o $@		\
 			  $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
 
 $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE