diff --git a/kernel/module/kallsyms.c b/kernel/module/kallsyms.c
index 3320586584f10..a9045fe55bcd9 100644
--- a/kernel/module/kallsyms.c
+++ b/kernel/module/kallsyms.c
@@ -251,8 +251,9 @@ static inline int is_arm_mapping_symbol(const char *str)
 {
 	if (str[0] == '.' && str[1] == 'L')
 		return true;
-	return str[0] == '$' && strchr("axtd", str[1]) &&
-	       (str[2] == '\0' || str[2] == '.');
+	return str[0] == '$' &&
+	       (str[1] == 'a' || str[1] == 'd' || str[1] == 't' || str[1] == 'x')
+	       && (str[2] == '\0' || str[2] == '.');
 }
 
 static const char *kallsyms_symbol_name(struct mod_kallsyms *kallsyms, unsigned int symnum)
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index efff8078e3958..79a27cc5f0b1d 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1114,6 +1114,8 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const struct sectioncheck *mismatch,
 
 static inline int is_arm_mapping_symbol(const char *str)
 {
+	if (str[0] == '.' && str[1] == 'L')
+		return true;
 	return str[0] == '$' &&
 	       (str[1] == 'a' || str[1] == 'd' || str[1] == 't' || str[1] == 'x')
 	       && (str[2] == '\0' || str[2] == '.');