diff --git a/kernel/module/Makefile b/kernel/module/Makefile
index fc6d7a053a62..8f2857d9ba1e 100644
--- a/kernel/module/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/module/Makefile
@@ -10,4 +10,5 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_MODULE_SIG_FORMAT) += signature.o
 ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 obj-$(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES_TREE_LOOKUP) += tree_lookup.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX) += strict_rwx.o
 endif
diff --git a/kernel/module/internal.h b/kernel/module/internal.h
index 08b6be037b72..99204447ce86 100644
--- a/kernel/module/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/module/internal.h
@@ -21,6 +21,17 @@
 #define MODULE_FLAGS_BUF_SIZE (TAINT_FLAGS_COUNT + 4)
 #define MODULE_SECT_READ_SIZE (3 /* "0x", "\n" */ + (BITS_PER_LONG / 4))
 
+/*
+ * Modules' sections will be aligned on page boundaries
+ * to ensure complete separation of code and data, but
+ * only when CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX=y
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX
+# define debug_align(X) ALIGN(X, PAGE_SIZE)
+#else
+# define debug_align(X) (X)
+#endif
+
 extern struct mutex module_mutex;
 extern struct list_head modules;
 
@@ -124,3 +135,30 @@ static struct module *mod_find(unsigned long addr)
 	return NULL;
 }
 #endif /* CONFIG_MODULES_TREE_LOOKUP */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX
+void frob_text(const struct module_layout *layout, int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start,
+	       int num_pages));
+#endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX
+void frob_rodata(const struct module_layout *layout,
+			int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages));
+void frob_ro_after_init(const struct module_layout *layout,
+			       int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages));
+void frob_writable_data(const struct module_layout *layout,
+			       int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages));
+void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init);
+void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod);
+int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				       char *secstrings, struct module *mod);
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
+static void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod) { }
+static void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init) {}
+static int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				       char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index f733a719c65d..abdedc15f4f1 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -63,17 +63,6 @@
 #define CREATE_TRACE_POINTS
 #include <trace/events/module.h>
 
-/*
- * Modules' sections will be aligned on page boundaries
- * to ensure complete separation of code and data, but
- * only when CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX=y
- */
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX
-# define debug_align(X) ALIGN(X, PAGE_SIZE)
-#else
-# define debug_align(X) (X)
-#endif
-
 /*
  * Mutex protects:
  * 1) List of modules (also safely readable with preempt_disable),
@@ -1815,7 +1804,7 @@ static void mod_sysfs_teardown(struct module *mod)
  * whether we are strict.
  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX
-static void frob_text(const struct module_layout *layout,
+void frob_text(const struct module_layout *layout,
 		      int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages))
 {
 	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->base & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
@@ -1833,90 +1822,6 @@ static void module_enable_x(const struct module *mod)
 static void module_enable_x(const struct module *mod) { }
 #endif /* CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX
-static void frob_rodata(const struct module_layout *layout,
-			int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages))
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->base & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->text_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	set_memory((unsigned long)layout->base + layout->text_size,
-		   (layout->ro_size - layout->text_size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-}
-
-static void frob_ro_after_init(const struct module_layout *layout,
-				int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages))
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->base & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_after_init_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	set_memory((unsigned long)layout->base + layout->ro_size,
-		   (layout->ro_after_init_size - layout->ro_size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-}
-
-static void frob_writable_data(const struct module_layout *layout,
-			       int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages))
-{
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->base & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_after_init_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
-	set_memory((unsigned long)layout->base + layout->ro_after_init_size,
-		   (layout->size - layout->ro_after_init_size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
-}
-
-static void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init)
-{
-	if (!rodata_enabled)
-		return;
-
-	set_vm_flush_reset_perms(mod->core_layout.base);
-	set_vm_flush_reset_perms(mod->init_layout.base);
-	frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
-
-	frob_rodata(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
-	frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
-	frob_rodata(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
-
-	if (after_init)
-		frob_ro_after_init(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
-}
-
-static void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod)
-{
-	frob_rodata(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_nx);
-	frob_ro_after_init(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_nx);
-	frob_writable_data(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_nx);
-	frob_rodata(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_nx);
-	frob_writable_data(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_nx);
-}
-
-static int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-				       char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
-{
-	const unsigned long shf_wx = SHF_WRITE|SHF_EXECINSTR;
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
-		if ((sechdrs[i].sh_flags & shf_wx) == shf_wx) {
-			pr_err("%s: section %s (index %d) has invalid WRITE|EXEC flags\n",
-				mod->name, secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, i);
-			return -ENOEXEC;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#else /* !CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
-static void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod) { }
-static void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init) {}
-static int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-				       char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-#endif /*  CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX */
-
 void __weak module_memfree(void *module_region)
 {
 	/*
diff --git a/kernel/module/strict_rwx.c b/kernel/module/strict_rwx.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..1933272056c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/module/strict_rwx.c
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * Module strict rwx
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2015 Rusty Russell
+ */
+
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
+#include <linux/set_memory.h>
+#include "internal.h"
+
+void frob_rodata(const struct module_layout *layout,
+			int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages))
+{
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->base & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->text_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	set_memory((unsigned long)layout->base + layout->text_size,
+		   (layout->ro_size - layout->text_size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+}
+
+void frob_ro_after_init(const struct module_layout *layout,
+				int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages))
+{
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->base & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_after_init_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	set_memory((unsigned long)layout->base + layout->ro_size,
+		   (layout->ro_after_init_size - layout->ro_size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+}
+
+void frob_writable_data(const struct module_layout *layout,
+			       int (*set_memory)(unsigned long start, int num_pages))
+{
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->base & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->ro_after_init_size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	BUG_ON((unsigned long)layout->size & (PAGE_SIZE-1));
+	set_memory((unsigned long)layout->base + layout->ro_after_init_size,
+		   (layout->size - layout->ro_after_init_size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+}
+
+void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init)
+{
+	if (!rodata_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	set_vm_flush_reset_perms(mod->core_layout.base);
+	set_vm_flush_reset_perms(mod->init_layout.base);
+	frob_text(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
+
+	frob_rodata(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
+	frob_text(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
+	frob_rodata(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_ro);
+
+	if (after_init)
+		frob_ro_after_init(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_ro);
+}
+
+void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod)
+{
+	frob_rodata(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_nx);
+	frob_ro_after_init(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_nx);
+	frob_writable_data(&mod->core_layout, set_memory_nx);
+	frob_rodata(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_nx);
+	frob_writable_data(&mod->init_layout, set_memory_nx);
+}
+
+int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				       char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
+{
+	const unsigned long shf_wx = SHF_WRITE|SHF_EXECINSTR;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
+		if ((sechdrs[i].sh_flags & shf_wx) == shf_wx) {
+			pr_err("%s: section %s (index %d) has invalid WRITE|EXEC flags\n",
+				mod->name, secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, i);
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
