diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 77836a449c04..b41a525f1b45 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static void check_section(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
 		".ltext", ".ltext.*"
 #define OTHER_TEXT_SECTIONS ".ref.text", ".head.text", ".spinlock.text", \
 		".fixup", ".entry.text", ".exception.text", \
-		".coldtext", ".softirqentry.text"
+		".coldtext", ".softirqentry.text", ".irqentry.text"
 
 #define ALL_TEXT_SECTIONS  ".init.text", ".exit.text", \
 		TEXT_SECTIONS, OTHER_TEXT_SECTIONS