diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d7e4ed9..dfd672b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -912,6 +912,11 @@ vmlinux.o: $(modpost-init) $(vmlinux-main) FORCE
 # when loading modules.
 .tmp_exports-asm.S: vmlinux.o
 
+ifneq ($(CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX),)
+export AFLAGS_.tmp_exports-asm.o += -DSYMBOL_PREFIX=$(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX))
+endif
+
+
 # The actual objects are generated when descending, 
 # make sure no implicit rule kicks in
 $(sort $(vmlinux-init) $(vmlinux-main)) $(vmlinux-lds): $(vmlinux-dirs) ;
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index 6c99419..1983662 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@
 
 mainmenu "Blackfin Kernel Configuration"
 
+config SYMBOL_PREFIX
+	string
+	default "_"
+
 config MMU
 	def_bool n
 
@@ -26,7 +30,6 @@ config BLACKFIN
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_BZIP2
 	select HAVE_KERNEL_LZMA
 	select HAVE_OPROFILE
-	select HAVE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
 	select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
 
 config GENERIC_BUG
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index ffd90fb..1f585e8 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
  * 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
  */
 
-#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(_sym_) _##_sym_
-
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/mem_map.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Kconfig b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
index cc03bbf..53cc669 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
@@ -9,7 +9,10 @@ config H8300
 	bool
 	default y
 	select HAVE_IDE
-	select HAVE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+
+config SYMBOL_PREFIX
+	string
+	default "_"
 
 config MMU
 	bool
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b9e2490..03d356d 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(_sym_) _##_sym_
 #include <asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h>
 #include <asm/page.h>
 
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 9feb474..4a0e9b2 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -52,10 +52,15 @@
 #define LOAD_OFFSET 0
 #endif
 
-#ifndef VMLINUX_SYMBOL
-#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(_sym_) _sym_
+#ifndef SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(sym) sym
+#else
+#define PASTE2(x,y) x##y
+#define PASTE(x,y) PASTE2(x,y)
+#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(sym) PASTE(SYMBOL_PREFIX, sym)
 #endif
 
+
 /* Align . to a 8 byte boundary equals to maximum function alignment. */
 #define ALIGN_FUNCTION()  . = ALIGN(8)
 
diff --git a/include/linux/mod_export.h b/include/linux/mod_export.h
index 3bb14e9..f694ff5 100644
--- a/include/linux/mod_export.h
+++ b/include/linux/mod_export.h
@@ -18,7 +18,11 @@
 #endif
 
 /* 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
 
 
 #ifndef __GENKSYMS__
@@ -98,14 +102,14 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
  * by a semicolon.
  */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define __SYM(sym) _##sym
+#ifndef SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#define SYM(sym) sym
 #else
-#define __SYM(sym) sym
+#define PASTE2(x,y) x##y
+#define PASTE(x,y) PASTE2(x,y)
+#define SYM(sym) PASTE(SYMBOL_PREFIX, sym)
 #endif
 
-#define SYM(sym) __SYM(sym)
-
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 #define __CRC_SYMBOL(sym, crcsec)				\
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 7f4ddf6..bb4051c 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -1176,17 +1176,6 @@ config MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL
 
 endif # MODULES
 
-config HAVE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-	bool
-	help
-	  Some arch toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols.
-	  This option will be taken into account when loading modules.
-
-config SYMBOL_PREFIX
-	string
-	default "_" if HAVE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-	default ""
-
 config INIT_ALL_POSSIBLE
 	bool
 	help
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 7a77787..f9f1f6c 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ _c_flags += $(if $(patsubst n%,, \
 		$(CFLAGS_GCOV))
 endif
 
+ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+_cpp_flags += -DSYMBOL_PREFIX=$(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX))
+endif
+
+
 # If building the kernel in a separate objtree expand all occurrences
 # of -Idir to -I$(srctree)/dir except for absolute paths (starting with '/').
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 404b69a..b5a801d 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@
 #include "../../include/linux/license.h"
 
 /* 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
+
 
 /* Are we using CONFIG_MODVERSIONS? */
 int modversions = 0;
