diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 48585c4d04ad..0273bf7375e2 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ obj := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)
 src := $(obj)
 
 # Include the module's Makefile to find KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS
-include $(if $(wildcard $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Kbuild), \
-             $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Kbuild, $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Makefile)
+include $(if $(wildcard $(src)/Kbuild), $(src)/Kbuild, $(src)/Makefile)
 
 # modpost option for external modules
 MODPOST += -e