diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index cadc74c6b5a4..ac143c085182 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ __modpost:
 
 else
 
-MODPOST += -s -T - \
+MODPOST += -s \
 	$(if $(KBUILD_NSDEPS),-d $(MODULES_NSDEPS))
 
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ modules := $(sort $(shell cat $(MODORDER)))
 # Read out modules.order instead of expanding $(modules) to pass in modpost.
 # Otherwise, allmodconfig would fail with "Argument list too long".
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(modules)) modules
-      cmd_modpost = sed 's/ko$$/o/' $(MODORDER) | $(MODPOST)
+      cmd_modpost = sed 's/ko$$/o/' $(MODORDER) | $(MODPOST) -T -
 
 __modpost:
 	$(call cmd,modpost)