diff --git a/include/linux/elfnote-lto.h b/include/linux/elfnote-lto.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d4635a3ecc4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/linux/elfnote-lto.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#ifndef __ELFNOTE_LTO_H
+#define __ELFNOTE_LTO_H
+
+#include <linux/elfnote.h>
+
+#define LINUX_ELFNOTE_LTO_INFO	0x101
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_LTO
+#define BUILD_LTO_INFO	ELFNOTE32("Linux", LINUX_ELFNOTE_LTO_INFO, 1)
+#else
+#define BUILD_LTO_INFO	ELFNOTE32("Linux", LINUX_ELFNOTE_LTO_INFO, 0)
+#endif
+
+#endif /* __ELFNOTE_LTO_H */
diff --git a/init/version.c b/init/version.c
index 92afc782b043..1a356f5493e8 100644
--- a/init/version.c
+++ b/init/version.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 #include <generated/compile.h>
 #include <linux/build-salt.h>
+#include <linux/elfnote-lto.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
 #include <linux/uts.h>
 #include <linux/utsname.h>
@@ -45,3 +46,4 @@ const char linux_proc_banner[] =
 	" (" LINUX_COMPILER ") %s\n";
 
 BUILD_SALT;
+BUILD_LTO_INFO;
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 20aab6960559..3e623ccc020b 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -2193,10 +2193,12 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
 	 */
 	buf_printf(b, "#define INCLUDE_VERMAGIC\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "#include <linux/build-salt.h>\n");
+	buf_printf(b, "#include <linux/elfnote-lto.h>\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "#include <linux/vermagic.h>\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "#include <linux/compiler.h>\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "BUILD_SALT;\n");
+	buf_printf(b, "BUILD_LTO_INFO;\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(vermagic, VERMAGIC_STRING);\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "MODULE_INFO(name, KBUILD_MODNAME);\n");