diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 418cd7dbbc939ae89ae88d04e71d14025885b4a8..8e0de6a5e18a0fad92f53cdf889c640022519774 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/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);