diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 71d9e3145e42..6f03f79ee516 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 1de564bbf8b630ab356571cdbd15b7d5adb1c20d
+refs/heads/master: b28242e7e3c08072251da6d7bc4895fbd3e58299
diff --git a/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index ece09c55e09e..9c35f30d2eda 100644
--- a/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1152,6 +1152,7 @@ static int init_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
 		".debug",
 		".parainstructions",
 		".rodata",
+		".note",		/* ignore ELF notes - may contain anything */
 		NULL
 	};
 	/* part of section name */
@@ -1228,6 +1229,7 @@ static int exit_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
 	/* Start of section names */
 	const char *namelist2[] = {
 		".debug",
+		".note",		/* ignore ELF notes - may contain anything */
 		NULL
 	};
 	/* part of section name */