diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index df57e25..3f5b09a 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -68,7 +68,20 @@
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 
 input-symdump := vmlinux.symvers
-output-symdump := Module.symvers
+output-symdump := modules-only.symvers
+
+quiet_cmd_cat = GEN     $@
+      cmd_cat = cat $(real-prereqs) > $@
+
+ifneq ($(wildcard vmlinux.symvers),)
+
+__modpost: Module.symvers
+Module.symvers: vmlinux.symvers modules-only.symvers FORCE
+	$(call if_changed,cat)
+
+targets += Module.symvers
+
+endif
 
 else