diff --git a/kernel/module/Makefile b/kernel/module/Makefile
index a9cf6e822075..47d70bb18da3 100644
--- a/kernel/module/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/module/Makefile
@@ -6,3 +6,4 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += main.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG) += signing.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORMAT) += signature.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch.o
diff --git a/kernel/module/internal.h b/kernel/module/internal.h
index ffc50df010a7..91ef152aeffb 100644
--- a/kernel/module/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/module/internal.h
@@ -51,3 +51,15 @@ struct load_info {
 };
 
 extern int mod_verify_sig(const void *mod, struct load_info *info);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
+extern int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info);
+extern void free_module_elf(struct module *mod);
+extern int check_modinfo_livepatch(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info);
+#else /* !CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
+static inline int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+static inline void free_module_elf(struct module *mod) { }
+#endif /* CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
diff --git a/kernel/module/livepatch.c b/kernel/module/livepatch.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e147f5418327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/module/livepatch.c
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * kernel/module/livepatch.c - module livepatch support
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Jessica Yu <jeyu@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <linux/slab.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+/*
+ * Persist Elf information about a module. Copy the Elf header,
+ * section header table, section string table, and symtab section
+ * index from info to mod->klp_info.
+ */
+int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+{
+	unsigned int size, symndx;
+	int ret;
+
+	size = sizeof(*mod->klp_info);
+	mod->klp_info = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (mod->klp_info == NULL)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	/* Elf header */
+	size = sizeof(mod->klp_info->hdr);
+	memcpy(&mod->klp_info->hdr, info->hdr, size);
+
+	/* Elf section header table */
+	size = sizeof(*info->sechdrs) * info->hdr->e_shnum;
+	mod->klp_info->sechdrs = kmemdup(info->sechdrs, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (mod->klp_info->sechdrs == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_info;
+	}
+
+	/* Elf section name string table */
+	size = info->sechdrs[info->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_size;
+	mod->klp_info->secstrings = kmemdup(info->secstrings, size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (mod->klp_info->secstrings == NULL) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto free_sechdrs;
+	}
+
+	/* Elf symbol section index */
+	symndx = info->index.sym;
+	mod->klp_info->symndx = symndx;
+
+	/*
+	 * For livepatch modules, core_kallsyms.symtab is a complete
+	 * copy of the original symbol table. Adjust sh_addr to point
+	 * to core_kallsyms.symtab since the copy of the symtab in module
+	 * init memory is freed at the end of do_init_module().
+	 */
+	mod->klp_info->sechdrs[symndx].sh_addr = \
+		(unsigned long) mod->core_kallsyms.symtab;
+
+	return 0;
+
+free_sechdrs:
+	kfree(mod->klp_info->sechdrs);
+free_info:
+	kfree(mod->klp_info);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+void free_module_elf(struct module *mod)
+{
+	kfree(mod->klp_info->sechdrs);
+	kfree(mod->klp_info->secstrings);
+	kfree(mod->klp_info);
+}
diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 2a6b859716c0..9bcaf251e109 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2043,81 +2043,6 @@ static int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 }
 #endif /*  CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
-/*
- * Persist Elf information about a module. Copy the Elf header,
- * section header table, section string table, and symtab section
- * index from info to mod->klp_info.
- */
-static int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
-{
-	unsigned int size, symndx;
-	int ret;
-
-	size = sizeof(*mod->klp_info);
-	mod->klp_info = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (mod->klp_info == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	/* Elf header */
-	size = sizeof(mod->klp_info->hdr);
-	memcpy(&mod->klp_info->hdr, info->hdr, size);
-
-	/* Elf section header table */
-	size = sizeof(*info->sechdrs) * info->hdr->e_shnum;
-	mod->klp_info->sechdrs = kmemdup(info->sechdrs, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (mod->klp_info->sechdrs == NULL) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_info;
-	}
-
-	/* Elf section name string table */
-	size = info->sechdrs[info->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_size;
-	mod->klp_info->secstrings = kmemdup(info->secstrings, size, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (mod->klp_info->secstrings == NULL) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto free_sechdrs;
-	}
-
-	/* Elf symbol section index */
-	symndx = info->index.sym;
-	mod->klp_info->symndx = symndx;
-
-	/*
-	 * For livepatch modules, core_kallsyms.symtab is a complete
-	 * copy of the original symbol table. Adjust sh_addr to point
-	 * to core_kallsyms.symtab since the copy of the symtab in module
-	 * init memory is freed at the end of do_init_module().
-	 */
-	mod->klp_info->sechdrs[symndx].sh_addr = \
-		(unsigned long) mod->core_kallsyms.symtab;
-
-	return 0;
-
-free_sechdrs:
-	kfree(mod->klp_info->sechdrs);
-free_info:
-	kfree(mod->klp_info);
-	return ret;
-}
-
-static void free_module_elf(struct module *mod)
-{
-	kfree(mod->klp_info->sechdrs);
-	kfree(mod->klp_info->secstrings);
-	kfree(mod->klp_info);
-}
-#else /* !CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
-static int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static void free_module_elf(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
-#endif /* CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
-
 void __weak module_memfree(void *module_region)
 {
 	/*
@@ -3052,19 +2977,7 @@ static int copy_chunked_from_user(void *dst, const void __user *usrc, unsigned l
 	return 0;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
-static int check_modinfo_livepatch(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
-{
-	if (get_modinfo(info, "livepatch")) {
-		mod->klp = true;
-		add_taint_module(mod, TAINT_LIVEPATCH, LOCKDEP_STILL_OK);
-		pr_notice_once("%s: tainting kernel with TAINT_LIVEPATCH\n",
-			       mod->name);
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-#else /* !CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
+#ifndef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
 static int check_modinfo_livepatch(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 {
 	if (get_modinfo(info, "livepatch")) {
