diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index ebfa9b76ba92..a3ffabf4eca5 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -88,20 +88,6 @@ static inline bool strends(const char *str, const char *postfix)
 	return strcmp(str + strlen(str) - strlen(postfix), postfix) == 0;
 }
 
-static int is_vmlinux(const char *modname)
-{
-	const char *myname;
-
-	myname = strrchr(modname, '/');
-	if (myname)
-		myname++;
-	else
-		myname = modname;
-
-	return (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux") == 0) ||
-	       (strcmp(myname, "vmlinux.o") == 0);
-}
-
 void *do_nofail(void *ptr, const char *expr)
 {
 	if (!ptr)
@@ -181,7 +167,7 @@ static struct module *new_module(const char *modname)
 
 	/* add to list */
 	strcpy(mod->name, modname);
-	mod->is_vmlinux = is_vmlinux(modname);
+	mod->is_vmlinux = (strcmp(modname, "vmlinux") == 0);
 	mod->gpl_compatible = -1;
 	mod->next = modules;
 	modules = mod;