diff --git a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
index 1d1bde1fd45e..47da25b3ba7d 100755
--- a/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
+++ b/scripts/clang-tools/gen_compile_commands.py
@@ -157,10 +157,10 @@ def cmdfiles_for_modorder(modorder):
             if ext != '.ko':
                 sys.exit('{}: module path must end with .ko'.format(ko))
             mod = base + '.mod'
-	    # The first line of *.mod lists the objects that compose the module.
+            # Read from *.mod, to get a list of objects that compose the module.
             with open(mod) as m:
-                for obj in m.readline().split():
-                    yield to_cmdfile(obj)
+                for mod_line in m:
+                    yield to_cmdfile(mod_line.rstrip())
 
 
 def process_line(root_directory, command_prefix, file_path):