diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 916b26e999d8..451acbebee97 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -998,6 +998,8 @@ prepare2: prepare3 outputmakefile asm-generic
 prepare1: prepare2 $(version_h) include/generated/utsrelease.h \
                    include/config/auto.conf
 	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
+	$(Q)test -e include/generated/autoksyms.h || \
+	    touch   include/generated/autoksyms.h
 
 archprepare: archheaders archscripts prepare1 scripts_basic
 
diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 96e45ea463e7..77afdb2a2506 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 
-#ifndef __GENKSYMS__
+#if defined(__KERNEL__) && !defined(__GENKSYMS__)
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 /* Mark the CRC weak since genksyms apparently decides not to
  * generate a checksums for some symbols */
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
 #endif
 
 /* For every exported symbol, place a struct in the __ksymtab section */
-#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)				\
+#define ___EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)				\
 	extern typeof(sym) sym;					\
 	__CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)					\
 	static const char __kstrtab_##sym[]			\
@@ -65,6 +65,24 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
 	__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), unused))	\
 	= { (unsigned long)&sym, __kstrtab_##sym }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
+
+#include <linux/kconfig.h>
+#include <generated/autoksyms.h>
+
+#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)				\
+	__cond_export_sym(sym, sec, config_enabled(__KSYM_##sym))
+#define __cond_export_sym(sym, sec, conf)			\
+	___cond_export_sym(sym, sec, conf)
+#define ___cond_export_sym(sym, sec, enabled)			\
+	__cond_export_sym_##enabled(sym, sec)
+#define __cond_export_sym_1(sym, sec) ___EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)
+#define __cond_export_sym_0(sym, sec) /* nothing */
+
+#else
+#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL ___EXPORT_SYMBOL
+#endif
+
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)					\
 	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")