diff --git a/package/kernel/linux/Makefile b/package/kernel/linux/Makefile
index b198882979..6592b01678 100644
--- a/package/kernel/linux/Makefile
+++ b/package/kernel/linux/Makefile
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ define Package/kernel/install
 	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)
 	$(INSTALL_DATA) $(LINUX_DIR)/modules.builtin $(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)
 	$(SED) 's,.*/,,' $(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)/modules.builtin
+	strings $(LINUX_DIR)/modules.builtin.modinfo | \
+		grep -E -v "\.(file$(if CONFIG_MODULE_STRIPPED,|parmtype))=" | \
+		tr '\n' '\0' > $(1)/$(MODULES_SUBDIR)/modules.builtin.modinfo
 endef
 
 define Package/kernel/extra_provides