diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 46e1c9d03d51..12245be05122 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ CHECKFLAGS     := -D__linux__ -Dlinux -D__STDC__ -Dunix -D__unix__ \
 MODFLAGS	= -DMODULE
 CFLAGS_MODULE   = $(MODFLAGS)
 AFLAGS_MODULE   = $(MODFLAGS)
-LDFLAGS_MODULE  =
+LDFLAGS_MODULE  = -T $(srctree)/scripts/module-common.lds
 CFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 AFLAGS_KERNEL	=
 CFLAGS_GCOV	= -fprofile-arcs -ftest-coverage
diff --git a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b9d6568e5f7f..75fe1d6877e9 100644
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/alpha/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		EXIT_TEXT
 		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
 
 	.mdebug 0 : {
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 6c0779792546..e256c57b8981 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		EXIT_TEXT
 		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 		*(.ARM.exidx.exit.text)
 		*(.ARM.extab.exit.text)
 #ifndef CONFIG_MMU
diff --git a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 7910d41eb886..b8324608ec0c 100644
--- a/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/avr32/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/DISCARD/       	: {
 		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
 
 	DWARF_DEBUG
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 6ac307ca0d80..6e8eabd8f0a6 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/blackfin/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -280,5 +280,6 @@ SECTIONS
 	/DISCARD/ :
 	{
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 0d2adfc794d4..a3175ebb38cc 100644
--- a/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/cris/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		EXIT_TEXT
 		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
         }
 
 	dram_end = dram_start + (CONFIG_ETRAX_DRAM_SIZE - __CONFIG_ETRAX_VMEM_SIZE)*1024*1024;
diff --git a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 22d9787406ed..64b5a5e4d35e 100644
--- a/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ SECTIONS
   .debug_ranges		0 : { *(.debug_ranges) }
 
   .comment 0 : { *(.comment) }
+
+  /DISCARD/ : { *(.discard) }
 }
 
 __kernel_image_size_no_bss = __bss_start - __kernel_image_start;
diff --git a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 43a87b9085b6..03d6c0df33db 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/h8300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	}
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
         .romfs :	
 	{
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 4a95e86b9ac2..13d958975874 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	EXIT_TEXT
 	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
+	*(.discard)
 	*(.IA_64.unwind.exit.text)
 	*(.IA_64.unwind_info.exit.text)
 	}
diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 4179adf6c624..480a49944cfd 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	EXIT_TEXT
 	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
+	*(.discard)
 	}
 
   /* Stabs debugging sections.  */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
index 01d212bb05a6..905a797ada93 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-std.lds
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	EXIT_TEXT
 	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
+	*(.discard)
 	}
 
   /* Stabs debugging sections.  */
diff --git a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
index c192f773db96..47d04be322aa 100644
--- a/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
+++ b/arch/m68k/kernel/vmlinux-sun3.lds
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ __init_begin = .;
 	EXIT_TEXT
 	EXIT_DATA
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
+	*(.discard)
 	}
 
   .crap : {
diff --git a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index b7fe505e358d..68111a61a77f 100644
--- a/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 		EXIT_TEXT
 		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
 
 	.bss : {
diff --git a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index d34d38dcd12c..a207543c5927 100644
--- a/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/microblaze/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -162,4 +162,6 @@ SECTIONS {
 	}
 	. = ALIGN(4096);
 	_end = .;
+
+	/DISCARD/ : { *(.discard) }
 }
diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 58738c8d754f..45901609b741 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 
 		/* ABI crap starts here */
 		*(.MIPS.options)
diff --git a/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 24de6b90f401..5d9f2f96ad92 100644
--- a/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/mn10300/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ SECTIONS
   /* Sections to be discarded */
   /DISCARD/ : {
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
+	*(.discard)
 	}
 
   STABS_DEBUG
diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index fd2cc4fd2b65..ccf58341845a 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -240,6 +240,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Sections to be discarded */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 		/* temporary hack until binutils is fixed to not emit these
 	 	 * for static binaries
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 8ef8a14abc95..7fca9355fd3d 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/* Sections to be discarded. */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 	*(.exitcall.exit)
+	*(.discard)
 	EXIT_DATA
 	}
 
diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index a53db23ee092..98867dfea469 100644
--- a/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/s390/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
 
 	/* Debugging sections.	*/
diff --git a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index f53c76acaede..766976d27b21 100644
--- a/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sh/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	 */
 	/DISCARD/ : {
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index fcbbd000ec08..d63cf914667d 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ SECTIONS
 		EXIT_TEXT
 		EXIT_DATA
 		*(.exitcall.exit)
+		*(.discard)
 	}
 
 	STABS_DEBUG
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
index 9975e1ab44fb..2916d6eadffd 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/dyn.lds.S
@@ -156,4 +156,6 @@ SECTIONS
   STABS_DEBUG
 
   DWARF_DEBUG
+
+  /DISCARD/	: { *(.discard) }
 }
diff --git a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
index 11b835248b86..1f8a622cabe1 100644
--- a/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
+++ b/arch/um/kernel/uml.lds.S
@@ -100,4 +100,6 @@ SECTIONS
   STABS_DEBUG
 
   DWARF_DEBUG
+
+  /DISCARD/	: { *(.discard) }
 }
diff --git a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 41c159cd872f..b1e24638acd7 100644
--- a/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/xtensa/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -287,6 +287,7 @@ SECTIONS
 	EXIT_TEXT
 	EXIT_DATA
         *(.exitcall.exit)
+	*(.discard)
   }
 
   .xt.lit : { *(.xt.lit) }
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 55413e568f07..a19120c4e109 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -628,6 +628,14 @@
 #define INITRAMFS
 #endif
 
+#define DISCARDS							\
+	/DISCARD/ : {							\
+	EXIT_TEXT							\
+	EXIT_DATA							\
+	*(.exitcall.exit)						\
+	*(.discard)							\
+	}
+
 /**
  * PERCPU_VADDR - define output section for percpu area
  * @vaddr: explicit base address (optional)
diff --git a/scripts/module-common.lds b/scripts/module-common.lds
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..47a1f9ae0ede
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/module-common.lds
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+/*
+ * Common module linker script, always used when linking a module.
+ * Archs are free to supply their own linker scripts.  ld will
+ * combine them automatically.
+ */
+SECTIONS {
+	/DISCARD/ : { *(.discard) }
+}