diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 963a0b69b9a3..0de2fb236640 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -2097,15 +2097,27 @@ static void check_for_unused(enum export exp, const char *m, const char *s)
 	}
 }
 
-static void check_exports(struct module *mod)
+static int check_exports(struct module *mod)
 {
 	struct symbol *s, *exp;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	for (s = mod->unres; s; s = s->next) {
 		const char *basename;
 		exp = find_symbol(s->name);
-		if (!exp || exp->module == mod)
+		if (!exp || exp->module == mod) {
+			if (have_vmlinux && !s->weak) {
+				if (warn_unresolved) {
+					warn("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+					     s->name, mod->name);
+				} else {
+					merror("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+					       s->name, mod->name);
+					err = 1;
+				}
+			}
 			continue;
+		}
 		basename = strrchr(mod->name, '/');
 		if (basename)
 			basename++;
@@ -2115,6 +2127,8 @@ static void check_exports(struct module *mod)
 			check_for_gpl_usage(exp->export, basename, exp->name);
 		check_for_unused(exp->export, basename, exp->name);
 	}
+
+	return err;
 }
 
 static int check_modname_len(struct module *mod)
@@ -2192,19 +2206,8 @@ static int add_versions(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
 
 	for (s = mod->unres; s; s = s->next) {
 		exp = find_symbol(s->name);
-		if (!exp || exp->module == mod) {
-			if (have_vmlinux && !s->weak) {
-				if (warn_unresolved) {
-					warn("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
-					     s->name, mod->name);
-				} else {
-					merror("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
-					       s->name, mod->name);
-					err = 1;
-				}
-			}
+		if (!exp || exp->module == mod)
 			continue;
-		}
 		s->module = exp->module;
 		s->crc_valid = exp->crc_valid;
 		s->crc = exp->crc;
@@ -2507,7 +2510,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		buf.pos = 0;
 
 		err |= check_modname_len(mod);
-		check_exports(mod);
+		err |= check_exports(mod);
 		add_header(&buf, mod);
 		add_intree_flag(&buf, !external_module);
 		add_retpoline(&buf);