--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ KBUILD_AFLAGS   := -D__ASSEMBLY__
 KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE  := -DMODULE
 KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE := -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ	:= 
 
 # Read KERNELRELEASE from include/config/kernel.release (if it exists)
 KERNELRELEASE = $(shell cat include/config/kernel.release 2> /dev/null)
@@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ export VERSION PATCHLEVEL SUBLEVEL KERNE
 export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL HOSTCC HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE AS LD CC
 export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP
 export MAKE AWK GENKSYMS INSTALLKERNEL PERL UTS_MACHINE
-export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE CHECK CHECKFLAGS
+export HOSTCXX HOSTCXXFLAGS LDFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ CHECK CHECKFLAGS
 
 export KBUILD_CPPFLAGS NOSTDINC_FLAGS LINUXINCLUDE OBJCOPYFLAGS LDFLAGS
 export KBUILD_CFLAGS CFLAGS_KERNEL CFLAGS_MODULE CFLAGS_GCOV
--- a/arch/powerpc/Makefile
+++ b/arch/powerpc/Makefile
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ else
 endif
 endif
 
-KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
+KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ += arch/powerpc/lib/crtsavres.o
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_TUNE_CELL),y)
 	KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-mtune=cell)
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -110,7 +110,14 @@ quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC      $@
       cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
 		   -c -o $@ $<
 
-$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
+quiet_cmd_as_o_S	= AS $(quiet_modtag)  $@
+cmd_as_o_S		= $(CC) $(a_flags) $(AFLAGS_MODULE) -c -o $@ $<
+
+$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ): %.o: %.S FORCE
+	$(Q)mkdir -p $(dir $@)
+	$(call if_changed_dep,as_o_S)
+
+$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ) FORCE
 	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
 
 targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
@@ -119,6 +126,7 @@ targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
 quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
       cmd_ld_ko_o = $(LD) -r $(LDFLAGS)                                 \
                              $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE) \
+			     $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE_PREREQ)		\
                              -o $@ $(filter-out FORCE,$^)
 
 $(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o FORCE