diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
index 25f8217a671d..effa0d7a73ac 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/Kconfig
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ config MTD_JEDECPROBE
 
 config MTD_GEN_PROBE
 	tristate
+	select OBSOLETE_INTERMODULE
 
 config MTD_CFI_ADV_OPTIONS
 	bool "Flash chip driver advanced configuration options"
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
index 5038e90ceb12..dd628cb51e31 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/mtd/devices/Kconfig
@@ -218,6 +218,7 @@ config MTD_DOC2001PLUS
 config MTD_DOCPROBE
 	tristate
 	select MTD_DOCECC
+	select OBSOLETE_INTERMODULE
 
 config MTD_DOCECC
 	tristate
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
index 7efa729d2cf4..b9923b1434a2 100644
--- a/init/Kconfig
+++ b/init/Kconfig
@@ -427,6 +427,9 @@ config SLOB
 	default !SLAB
 	bool
 
+config OBSOLETE_INTERMODULE
+	tristate
+
 menu "Loadable module support"
 
 config MODULES
diff --git a/kernel/Makefile b/kernel/Makefile
index 355126606d1b..4ae0fbde815d 100644
--- a/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ obj-y     = sched.o fork.o exec_domain.o panic.o printk.o profile.o \
 	    exit.o itimer.o time.o softirq.o resource.o \
 	    sysctl.o capability.o ptrace.o timer.o user.o \
 	    signal.o sys.o kmod.o workqueue.o pid.o \
-	    rcupdate.o intermodule.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
+	    rcupdate.o extable.o params.o posix-timers.o \
 	    kthread.o wait.o kfifo.o sys_ni.o posix-cpu-timers.o mutex.o \
 	    hrtimer.o
 
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SMP) += cpu.o spinlock.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK) += spinlock.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UID16) += uid16.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MODULES) += module.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_OBSOLETE_INTERMODULE) += intermodule.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) += kallsyms.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PM) += power/
 obj-$(CONFIG_BSD_PROCESS_ACCT) += acct.o