diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index e6bc17470695..53a780c28bea 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: afed26d151ba90b08361d4af0223daa362136ebd
+refs/heads/master: 87f3b6b6fbcbfa715f0d0db3e7a63e65716a6d4e
diff --git a/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 418cd7dbbc93..8e0de6a5e18a 100644
--- a/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/trunk/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1986,11 +1986,13 @@ static void read_markers(const char *fname)
 
 		mod = find_module(modname);
 		if (!mod) {
-			if (is_vmlinux(modname))
-				have_vmlinux = 1;
 			mod = new_module(NOFAIL(strdup(modname)));
 			mod->skip = 1;
 		}
+		if (is_vmlinux(modname)) {
+			have_vmlinux = 1;
+			mod->skip = 0;
+		}
 
 		if (!mod->skip)
 			add_marker(mod, marker, fmt);