diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index ff36c508a10e635812e71c21891c829fd4d5069b..1c6fbb1a4f8e0d326889605b7b19542f13f19f5c 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -830,6 +830,8 @@ static const char *section_white_list[] =
 	".toc*",
 	".xt.prop",				 /* xtensa */
 	".xt.lit",         /* xtensa */
+	".arcextmap*",			/* arc */
+	".gnu.linkonce.arcext*",	/* arc : modules */
 	NULL
 };