diff --git a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
index 8a106499ec4fd627c183dc12eac1a607f2fabd80..d25e4a118d3783f52d0bfbd3d74c347b7e1d7c08 100644
--- a/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
+++ b/scripts/genksyms/genksyms.c
@@ -826,7 +826,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 			genksyms_usage();
 			return 1;
 		}
-	if ((strcmp(arch, "h8300") == 0) || (strcmp(arch, "blackfin") == 0))
+	if ((strcmp(arch, "h8300") == 0) || (strcmp(arch, "blackfin") == 0) ||
+	    (strcmp(arch, "metag") == 0))
 		mod_prefix = "_";
 	{
 		extern int yydebug;