diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index ee58ded021d77d815eaa350207befda54186c008..6c145d6e89dec73d2b595a9895825a70c9bd6efe 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1121,6 +1121,7 @@ static int initexit_section_ref_ok(const char *name)
 		".machvec",		/* ia64 + powerpc uses these */
 		".machine.desc",
 		".opd",			/* See comment [OPD] */
+		"__dbe_table",
 		".parainstructions",
 		".pdr",
 		".plt",			/* seen on ARCH=um build on x86_64. Harmless */