diff --git a/include/linux/vermagic.h b/include/linux/vermagic.h
index bae807eb2933..9aced11e9000 100644
--- a/include/linux/vermagic.h
+++ b/include/linux/vermagic.h
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_PREEMPT
 #define MODULE_VERMAGIC_PREEMPT "preempt "
+#elif defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)
+#define MODULE_VERMAGIC_PREEMPT "preempt_rt "
 #else
 #define MODULE_VERMAGIC_PREEMPT ""
 #endif
diff --git a/init/Makefile b/init/Makefile
index a3e5ce2bcf08..6246a06364d0 100644
--- a/init/Makefile
+++ b/init/Makefile
@@ -33,5 +33,6 @@ $(obj)/version.o: include/generated/compile.h
 silent_chk_compile.h = :
 include/generated/compile.h: FORCE
 	@$($(quiet)chk_compile.h)
-	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkcompile_h $@ \
-	"$(UTS_MACHINE)" "$(CONFIG_SMP)" "$(CONFIG_PREEMPT)" "$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)"
+	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/mkcompile_h $@	\
+	"$(UTS_MACHINE)" "$(CONFIG_SMP)" "$(CONFIG_PREEMPT)"	\
+	"$(CONFIG_PREEMPT_RT)" "$(CC) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS)"
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 26e6574ecd08..e003350bc473 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 #   Version magic (see include/linux/vermagic.h for full details)
 #     - Kernel release
 #     - SMP is CONFIG_SMP
-#     - PREEMPT is CONFIG_PREEMPT
+#     - PREEMPT is CONFIG_PREEMPT[_RT]
 #     - GCC Version
 #   Module info
 #     - Module version (MODULE_VERSION)
diff --git a/scripts/mkcompile_h b/scripts/mkcompile_h
index 2339f86126cb..d1d757c6edf4 100755
--- a/scripts/mkcompile_h
+++ b/scripts/mkcompile_h
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ TARGET=$1
 ARCH=$2
 SMP=$3
 PREEMPT=$4
-CC=$5
+PREEMPT_RT=$5
+CC=$6
 
 vecho() { [ "${quiet}" = "silent_" ] || echo "$@" ; }
 
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ UTS_VERSION="#$VERSION"
 CONFIG_FLAGS=""
 if [ -n "$SMP" ] ; then CONFIG_FLAGS="SMP"; fi
 if [ -n "$PREEMPT" ] ; then CONFIG_FLAGS="$CONFIG_FLAGS PREEMPT"; fi
+if [ -n "$PREEMPT_RT" ] ; then CONFIG_FLAGS="$CONFIG_FLAGS PREEMPT_RT"; fi
 UTS_VERSION="$UTS_VERSION $CONFIG_FLAGS $TIMESTAMP"
 
 # Truncate to maximum length