diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 6b7f354f189a..fec6ec2ffa47 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ modpost = scripts/mod/modpost                    \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS), $(patsubst %, -e %,$(KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS))) \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile))      \
  $(if $(CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY),,-E)  \
- $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
+ $(if $(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)
 
 MODPOST_OPT=$(subst -i,-n,$(filter -i,$(MAKEFLAGS)))