diff --git a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
index b3cd4de9432b..52c0da4bdd18 100644
--- a/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
+++ b/include/linux/dynamic_debug.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ int ddebug_add_module(struct _ddebug *tab, unsigned int n,
 				const char *modname);
 
 #if defined(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG)
-extern int ddebug_remove_module(char *mod_name);
+extern int ddebug_remove_module(const char *mod_name);
 
 #define __dynamic_dbg_enabled(dd)  ({	     \
 	int __ret = 0;							     \
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ extern int ddebug_remove_module(char *mod_name);
 
 #else
 
-static inline int ddebug_remove_module(char *mod)
+static inline int ddebug_remove_module(const char *mod)
 {
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 8c6b42840dd1..5d2d28197c82 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2062,6 +2062,12 @@ static void dynamic_debug_setup(struct _ddebug *debug, unsigned int num)
 #endif
 }
 
+static void dynamic_debug_remove(struct _ddebug *debug)
+{
+	if (debug)
+		ddebug_remove_module(debug->modname);
+}
+
 static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
 {
 	void *ret = module_alloc(size);
@@ -2124,6 +2130,8 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	void *ptr = NULL; /* Stops spurious gcc warning */
 	unsigned long symoffs, stroffs, *strmap;
 	void __percpu *percpu;
+	struct _ddebug *debug = NULL;
+	unsigned int num_debug = 0;
 
 	mm_segment_t old_fs;
 
@@ -2476,15 +2484,9 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	kfree(strmap);
 	strmap = NULL;
 
-	if (!mod->taints) {
-		struct _ddebug *debug;
-		unsigned int num_debug;
-
+	if (!mod->taints)
 		debug = section_objs(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, "__verbose",
 				     sizeof(*debug), &num_debug);
-		if (debug)
-			dynamic_debug_setup(debug, num_debug);
-	}
 
 	err = module_finalize(hdr, sechdrs, mod);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -2526,10 +2528,13 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 		goto unlock;
 	}
 
+	if (debug)
+		dynamic_debug_setup(debug, num_debug);
+
 	/* Find duplicate symbols */
 	err = verify_export_symbols(mod);
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto unlock;
+		goto ddebug;
 
 	list_add_rcu(&mod->list, &modules);
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
@@ -2557,6 +2562,8 @@ static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 	mutex_lock(&module_mutex);
 	/* Unlink carefully: kallsyms could be walking list. */
 	list_del_rcu(&mod->list);
+ ddebug:
+	dynamic_debug_remove(debug);
  unlock:
 	mutex_unlock(&module_mutex);
 	synchronize_sched();
diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 3df8eb17a607..02afc2533728 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static void ddebug_table_free(struct ddebug_table *dt)
  * Called in response to a module being unloaded.  Removes
  * any ddebug_table's which point at the module.
  */
-int ddebug_remove_module(char *mod_name)
+int ddebug_remove_module(const char *mod_name)
 {
 	struct ddebug_table *dt, *nextdt;
 	int ret = -ENOENT;