diff --git a/scripts/mksysmap b/scripts/mksysmap
index a35acc0d0b82..9aa23d15862a 100755
--- a/scripts/mksysmap
+++ b/scripts/mksysmap
@@ -41,4 +41,4 @@
 # so we just ignore them to let readprofile continue to work.
 # (At least sparc64 has __crc_ in the middle).
 
-$NM -n $1 | grep -v '\( [aNUw] \)\|\(__crc_\)\|\( \$[adt]\)\|\( .L\)' > $2
+$NM -n $1 | grep -v '\( [aNUw] \)\|\(__crc_\)\|\( \$[adt]\)\|\( \.L\)' > $2