diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index d24fcf29cb64c16029857a89dbcdeaa1ef9d724a..b99e80119eef85469cf666cfa063f83ad9053280 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1948,6 +1948,10 @@ static int simplify_symbols(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 
 		switch (sym[i].st_shndx) {
 		case SHN_COMMON:
+			/* Ignore common symbols */
+			if (!strncmp(name, "__gnu_lto", 9))
+				break;
+
 			/* We compiled with -fno-common.  These are not
 			   supposed to happen.  */
 			pr_debug("Common symbol: %s\n", name);