diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..696c0f48afc7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
+#ifndef _LINUX_EXPORT_H
+#define _LINUX_EXPORT_H
+/*
+ * Export symbols from the kernel to modules.  Forked from module.h
+ * to reduce the amount of pointless cruft we feed to gcc when only
+ * exporting a simple symbol or two.
+ *
+ * If you feel the need to add #include <linux/foo.h> to this file
+ * then you are doing something wrong and should go away silently.
+ */
+
+/* Some toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols. */
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#else
+#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
+#endif
+
+struct kernel_symbol
+{
+	unsigned long value;
+	const char *name;
+};
+
+#ifdef MODULE
+extern struct module __this_module;
+#define THIS_MODULE (&__this_module)
+#else
+#define THIS_MODULE ((struct module *)0)
+#endif
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
+
+#ifndef __GENKSYMS__
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
+/* Mark the CRC weak since genksyms apparently decides not to
+ * generate a checksums for some symbols */
+#define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)					\
+	extern void *__crc_##sym __attribute__((weak));		\
+	static const unsigned long __kcrctab_##sym		\
+	__used							\
+	__attribute__((section("___kcrctab" sec "+" #sym), unused))	\
+	= (unsigned long) &__crc_##sym;
+#else
+#define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)
+#endif
+
+/* For every exported symbol, place a struct in the __ksymtab section */
+#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)				\
+	extern typeof(sym) sym;					\
+	__CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)					\
+	static const char __kstrtab_##sym[]			\
+	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"), aligned(1))) \
+	= MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #sym;				\
+	static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym	\
+	__used							\
+	__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), unused))	\
+	= { (unsigned long)&sym, __kstrtab_##sym }
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)					\
+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)					\
+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)				\
+	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl_future")
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_unused")
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_unused_gpl")
+#else
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym)
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
+#endif
+
+#endif	/* __GENKSYMS__ */
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */
+
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym)
+#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
+
+#endif /* _LINUX_EXPORT_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 863921637d9f..9f0ddc808a82 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <linux/kobject.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/tracepoint.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
 
 #include <linux/percpu.h>
 #include <asm/module.h>
@@ -25,21 +26,8 @@
 /* Not Yet Implemented */
 #define MODULE_SUPPORTED_DEVICE(name)
 
-/* Some toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols. */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#else
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
-#endif
-
 #define MODULE_NAME_LEN MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN
 
-struct kernel_symbol
-{
-	unsigned long value;
-	const char *name;
-};
-
 struct modversion_info
 {
 	unsigned long crc;
@@ -98,11 +86,8 @@ void trim_init_extable(struct module *m);
 extern const struct gtype##_id __mod_##gtype##_table		\
   __attribute__ ((unused, alias(__stringify(name))))
 
-extern struct module __this_module;
-#define THIS_MODULE (&__this_module)
 #else  /* !MODULE */
 #define MODULE_GENERIC_TABLE(gtype,name)
-#define THIS_MODULE ((struct module *)0)
 #endif
 
 /* Generic info of form tag = "info" */
@@ -218,52 +203,6 @@ struct module_use {
 	struct module *source, *target;
 };
 
-#ifndef __GENKSYMS__
-#ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
-/* Mark the CRC weak since genksyms apparently decides not to
- * generate a checksums for some symbols */
-#define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)					\
-	extern void *__crc_##sym __attribute__((weak));		\
-	static const unsigned long __kcrctab_##sym		\
-	__used							\
-	__attribute__((section("___kcrctab" sec "+" #sym), unused))	\
-	= (unsigned long) &__crc_##sym;
-#else
-#define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)
-#endif
-
-/* For every exported symbol, place a struct in the __ksymtab section */
-#define __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)				\
-	extern typeof(sym) sym;					\
-	__CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec)					\
-	static const char __kstrtab_##sym[]			\
-	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"), aligned(1))) \
-	= MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #sym;                    	\
-	static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym	\
-	__used							\
-	__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), unused))	\
-	= { (unsigned long)&sym, __kstrtab_##sym }
-
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)					\
-	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
-
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)					\
-	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
-
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)				\
-	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl_future")
-
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_UNUSED_SYMBOLS
-#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_unused")
-#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym) __EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_unused_gpl")
-#else
-#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym)
-#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
-#endif
-
-#endif
-
 enum module_state
 {
 	MODULE_STATE_LIVE,
@@ -581,11 +520,6 @@ int unregister_module_notifier(struct notifier_block * nb);
 extern void print_modules(void);
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL_FUTURE(sym)
-#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL(sym)
-#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
 
 /* Given an address, look for it in the exception tables. */
 static inline const struct exception_table_entry *