diff --git a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
index e1d1ba28739f1d368e7483a3bda141b303d73487..dc0df3765a8fef37f6420570eaf467a045ac210d 100644
--- a/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
+++ b/scripts/gcc-plugins/randomize_layout_plugin.c
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ struct whitelist_entry {
 };
 
 static const struct whitelist_entry whitelist[] = {
+	/* walk struct security_hook_heads as an array of struct list_head */
+	{ "security/security.c", "list_head", "security_hook_heads" },
 	{ }
 };