diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 7dfd039..e4099cd 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -605,6 +605,26 @@
 	return memcmp(s + slen - sublen, sub, sublen);
 }
 
+static const char *sym_name(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Sym *sym)
+{
+	return elf->strtab + sym->st_name;
+}
+
+static const char *sec_name(struct elf_info *elf, int shndx)
+{
+	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = elf->sechdrs;
+	return (void *)elf->hdr +
+	        elf->sechdrs[elf->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset +
+	        sechdrs[shndx].sh_name;
+}
+
+static const char *sech_name(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Shdr *sechdr)
+{
+	return (void *)elf->hdr +
+	        elf->sechdrs[elf->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset +
+	        sechdr->sh_name;
+}
+
 /* if sym is empty or point to a string
  * like ".[0-9]+" then return 1.
  * This is the optional prefix added by ld to some sections
@@ -943,17 +963,14 @@
 {
 	Elf_Sym *sym;
 	Elf_Sym *near = NULL;
-	Elf_Ehdr *hdr = elf->hdr;
 	Elf_Addr distance = ~0;
-	const char *secstrings = (void *)hdr +
-				 elf->sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
 
 	for (sym = elf->symtab_start; sym < elf->symtab_stop; sym++) {
 		const char *symsec;
 
 		if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
 			continue;
-		symsec = secstrings + elf->sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
+		symsec = sec_name(elf, sym->st_shndx);
 		if (strcmp(symsec, sec) != 0)
 			continue;
 		if (!is_valid_name(elf, sym))
@@ -978,24 +995,21 @@
 static void warn_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, const char *fromsec,
 			      struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Sym *sym, Elf_Rela r)
 {
-	const char *refsymname = "";
 	Elf_Sym *where;
 	Elf_Sym *refsym;
-	Elf_Ehdr *hdr = elf->hdr;
-	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = elf->sechdrs;
-	const char *secstrings = (void *)hdr +
-				 sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
-	const char *secname = secstrings + sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
+	const char *refsymname = "";
+	const char *secname;
 
+	secname = sec_name(elf, sym->st_shndx);
 	where = find_elf_symbol2(elf, r.r_offset, fromsec);
 
 	refsym = find_elf_symbol(elf, r.r_addend, sym);
-	if (refsym && strlen(elf->strtab + refsym->st_name))
-		refsymname = elf->strtab + refsym->st_name;
+	if (refsym && strlen(sym_name(elf, refsym)))
+		refsymname = sym_name(elf, refsym);
 
 	/* check whitelist - we may ignore it */
 	if (secref_whitelist(modname, secname, fromsec,
-			     where ? elf->strtab + where->st_name : "",
+			     where ? sym_name(elf, where) : "",
 	                     refsymname))
 		return;
 
@@ -1003,7 +1017,7 @@
 		warn("%s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch: reference to %s:%s "
 		     "in '%s'\n",
 		     modname, fromsec, (unsigned long long)r.r_offset,
-		     secname, refsymname, elf->strtab + where->st_name);
+		     secname, refsymname, sym_name(elf, where));
 	} else {
 		warn("%s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch: reference to %s:%s\n",
 		     modname, fromsec, (unsigned long long)r.r_offset,
@@ -1095,14 +1109,10 @@
 	const char *fromsec;
 	const char * tosec;
 
-	Elf_Ehdr *hdr = elf->hdr;
-	Elf_Rela *start = (void *)hdr + sechdr->sh_offset;
+	Elf_Rela *start = (void *)elf->hdr + sechdr->sh_offset;
 	Elf_Rela *stop  = (void *)start + sechdr->sh_size;
 
-	const char *secstrings = (void *)hdr +
-				 elf->sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
-
-	fromsec = secstrings + sechdr->sh_name;
+	fromsec = sech_name(elf, sechdr);
 	fromsec += strlen(".rela");
 	/* if from section (name) is know good then skip it */
 	if (match(fromsec, section_white_list))
@@ -1111,7 +1121,7 @@
 	for (rela = start; rela < stop; rela++) {
 		r.r_offset = TO_NATIVE(rela->r_offset);
 #if KERNEL_ELFCLASS == ELFCLASS64
-		if (hdr->e_machine == EM_MIPS) {
+		if (elf->hdr->e_machine == EM_MIPS) {
 			unsigned int r_typ;
 			r_sym = ELF64_MIPS_R_SYM(rela->r_info);
 			r_sym = TO_NATIVE(r_sym);
@@ -1131,8 +1141,7 @@
 		if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
 			continue;
 
-		tosec = secstrings +
-			elf->sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
+		tosec = sec_name(elf, sym->st_shndx);
 		if (section_mismatch(fromsec, tosec))
 			warn_sec_mismatch(modname, fromsec, elf, sym, r);
 	}
@@ -1148,14 +1157,10 @@
 	const char *fromsec;
 	const char * tosec;
 
-	Elf_Ehdr *hdr = elf->hdr;
-	Elf_Rel *start = (void *)hdr + sechdr->sh_offset;
+	Elf_Rel *start = (void *)elf->hdr + sechdr->sh_offset;
 	Elf_Rel *stop  = (void *)start + sechdr->sh_size;
 
-	const char *secstrings = (void *)hdr +
-				 elf->sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
-
-	fromsec = secstrings + sechdr->sh_name;
+	fromsec = sech_name(elf, sechdr);
 	fromsec += strlen(".rel");
 	/* if from section (name) is know good then skip it */
 	if (match(fromsec, section_white_list))
@@ -1164,7 +1169,7 @@
 	for (rel = start; rel < stop; rel++) {
 		r.r_offset = TO_NATIVE(rel->r_offset);
 #if KERNEL_ELFCLASS == ELFCLASS64
-		if (hdr->e_machine == EM_MIPS) {
+		if (elf->hdr->e_machine == EM_MIPS) {
 			unsigned int r_typ;
 			r_sym = ELF64_MIPS_R_SYM(rel->r_info);
 			r_sym = TO_NATIVE(r_sym);
@@ -1179,7 +1184,7 @@
 		r_sym = ELF_R_SYM(r.r_info);
 #endif
 		r.r_addend = 0;
-		switch (hdr->e_machine) {
+		switch (elf->hdr->e_machine) {
 		case EM_386:
 			if (addend_386_rel(elf, sechdr, &r))
 				continue;
@@ -1198,8 +1203,7 @@
 		if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
 			continue;
 
-		tosec = secstrings +
-			elf->sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
+		tosec = sec_name(elf, sym->st_shndx);
 		if (section_mismatch(fromsec, tosec))
 			warn_sec_mismatch(modname, fromsec, elf, sym, r);
 	}
@@ -1221,11 +1225,10 @@
                           struct elf_info *elf)
 {
 	int i;
-	Elf_Ehdr *hdr = elf->hdr;
 	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs = elf->sechdrs;
 
 	/* Walk through all sections */
-	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < elf->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
 		/* We want to process only relocation sections and not .init */
 		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_RELA)
 			section_rela(modname, elf, &elf->sechdrs[i]);