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diff --git a/include/asm-generic/export.h b/include/asm-generic/export.h
index afddc5442e92..365345f9a9e3 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/export.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/export.h
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
.endm
/*
- * note on .section use: @progbits vs %progbits nastiness doesn't matter,
- * since we immediately emit into those sections anyway.
+ * note on .section use: we specify progbits since usage of the "M" (SHF_MERGE)
+ * section flag requires it. Use '%progbits' instead of '@progbits' since the
+ * former apparently works on all arches according to the binutils source.
*/
+
.macro ___EXPORT_SYMBOL name,val,sec
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
.section ___ksymtab\sec+\name,"a"
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@
__ksymtab_\name:
__put \val, __kstrtab_\name
.previous
- .section __ksymtab_strings,"a"
+ .section __ksymtab_strings,"aMS",%progbits,1
__kstrtab_\name:
.asciz "\name"
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