diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 413c536..a509ff8 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -254,6 +254,28 @@
 	return export_unknown;
 }
 
+static const char *sec_name(struct elf_info *elf, int secindex);
+
+#define strstarts(str, prefix) (strncmp(str, prefix, strlen(prefix)) == 0)
+
+static enum export export_from_secname(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
+{
+	const char *secname = sec_name(elf, sec);
+
+	if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab+"))
+		return export_plain;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_unused+"))
+		return export_unused;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_gpl+"))
+		return export_gpl;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_unused_gpl+"))
+		return export_unused_gpl;
+	else if (strstarts(secname, "___ksymtab_gpl_future+"))
+		return export_gpl_future;
+	else
+		return export_unknown;
+}
+
 static enum export export_from_sec(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
 {
 	if (sec == elf->export_sec)
@@ -563,7 +585,12 @@
 			       Elf_Sym *sym, const char *symname)
 {
 	unsigned int crc;
-	enum export export = export_from_sec(info, get_secindex(info, sym));
+	enum export export;
+
+	if (!is_vmlinux(mod->name) && strncmp(symname, "__ksymtab", 9) == 0)
+		export = export_from_secname(info, get_secindex(info, sym));
+	else
+		export = export_from_sec(info, get_secindex(info, sym));
 
 	switch (sym->st_shndx) {
 	case SHN_COMMON: