diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7587ef56b92d..8f5422cba6e2 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 *.lz4
 *.lzma
 *.lzo
+*.mod
 *.mod.c
 *.o
 *.o.*
diff --git a/Documentation/dontdiff b/Documentation/dontdiff
index 5eba889ea84d..9f4392876099 100644
--- a/Documentation/dontdiff
+++ b/Documentation/dontdiff
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 *.lzo
 *.mo
 *.moc
+*.mod
 *.mod.c
 *.o
 *.o.*
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 396cd5e525d1..9ad9f8d1130d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -486,11 +486,6 @@ export KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE
 export KBUILD_AFLAGS_KERNEL KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL
 export KBUILD_ARFLAGS
 
-# When compiling out-of-tree modules, put MODVERDIR in the module
-# tree rather than in the kernel tree. The kernel tree might
-# even be read-only.
-export MODVERDIR := $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(firstword $(KBUILD_EXTMOD))/).tmp_versions
-
 # Files to ignore in find ... statements
 
 export RCS_FIND_IGNORE := \( -name SCCS -o -name BitKeeper -o -name .svn -o    \
@@ -1029,8 +1024,8 @@ vmlinux-deps := $(KBUILD_LDS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_OBJS) $(KBUILD_VMLINUX_LIBS)
 
 # Recurse until adjust_autoksyms.sh is satisfied
 PHONY += autoksyms_recursive
-autoksyms_recursive: $(vmlinux-deps)
 ifdef CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS
+autoksyms_recursive: $(vmlinux-deps) modules.order
 	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh \
 	  "$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/Makefile vmlinux"
 endif
@@ -1113,7 +1108,6 @@ endif
 
 prepare1: prepare3 outputmakefile asm-generic $(version_h) $(autoksyms_h) \
 						include/generated/utsrelease.h
-	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
 
 archprepare: archheaders archscripts prepare1 scripts
 
@@ -1371,7 +1365,7 @@ endif # CONFIG_MODULES
 # make distclean Remove editor backup files, patch leftover files and the like
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make clean'
-CLEAN_DIRS  += $(MODVERDIR) include/ksym
+CLEAN_DIRS  += include/ksym
 CLEAN_FILES += modules.builtin.modinfo
 
 # Directories & files removed with 'make mrproper'
@@ -1641,7 +1635,6 @@ PHONY += $(clean-dirs) clean
 $(clean-dirs):
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(clean)=$(patsubst _clean_%,%,$@)
 
-clean:	rm-dirs := $(MODVERDIR)
 clean: rm-files := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Module.symvers
 
 PHONY += help
@@ -1655,8 +1648,6 @@ help:
 	@echo  ''
 
 PHONY += prepare
-prepare:
-	$(cmd_crmodverdir)
 endif # KBUILD_EXTMOD
 
 clean: $(clean-dirs)
@@ -1667,7 +1658,7 @@ clean: $(clean-dirs)
 		-o -name '*.ko.*' \
 		-o -name '*.dtb' -o -name '*.dtb.S' -o -name '*.dt.yaml' \
 		-o -name '*.dwo' -o -name '*.lst' \
-		-o -name '*.su'  \
+		-o -name '*.su' -o -name '*.mod' \
 		-o -name '.*.d' -o -name '.*.tmp' -o -name '*.mod.c' \
 		-o -name '*.lex.c' -o -name '*.tab.[ch]' \
 		-o -name '*.asn1.[ch]' \
@@ -1796,11 +1787,6 @@ quiet_cmd_depmod = DEPMOD  $(KERNELRELEASE)
       cmd_depmod = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/depmod.sh $(DEPMOD) \
                    $(KERNELRELEASE)
 
-# Create temporary dir for module support files
-# clean it up only when building all modules
-cmd_crmodverdir = $(Q)mkdir -p $(MODVERDIR) \
-                  $(if $(KBUILD_MODULES),; rm -f $(MODVERDIR)/*)
-
 # read saved command lines for existing targets
 existing-targets := $(wildcard $(sort $(targets)))
 
diff --git a/lib/Kconfig.debug b/lib/Kconfig.debug
index 4ac4ca21a30a..cde5675340ba 100644
--- a/lib/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/lib/Kconfig.debug
@@ -353,23 +353,13 @@ config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
 	  which results in the code/data being placed in specific sections.
 	  The section mismatch analysis is always performed after a full
 	  kernel build, and enabling this option causes the following
-	  additional steps to occur:
+	  additional step to occur:
 	  - Add the option -fno-inline-functions-called-once to gcc commands.
 	    When inlining a function annotated with __init in a non-init
 	    function, we would lose the section information and thus
 	    the analysis would not catch the illegal reference.
 	    This option tells gcc to inline less (but it does result in
 	    a larger kernel).
-	  - Run the section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.a file.
-	    When we run the section mismatch analysis on vmlinux.o, we
-	    lose valuable information about where the mismatch was
-	    introduced.
-	    Running the analysis for each module/built-in.a file
-	    tells where the mismatch happens much closer to the
-	    source. The drawback is that the same mismatch is
-	    reported at least twice.
-	  - Enable verbose reporting from modpost in order to help resolve
-	    the section mismatches that are reported.
 
 config SECTION_MISMATCH_WARN_ONLY
 	bool "Make section mismatch errors non-fatal"
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index be32a3752de4..c6dfcc028f56 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MODULES)$(need-modorder),y1)
 modorder-target := $(obj)/modules.order
 endif
 
-# We keep a list of all modules in $(MODVERDIR)
-
 __build: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),$(builtin-target) $(lib-target) $(extra-y)) \
 	 $(if $(KBUILD_MODULES),$(obj-m) $(modorder-target)) \
 	 $(subdir-ym) $(always)
@@ -87,11 +85,6 @@ ifneq ($(KBUILD_ENABLE_EXTRA_GCC_CHECKS),)
   cmd_checkdoc = $(srctree)/scripts/kernel-doc -none $<
 endif
 
-# Do section mismatch analysis for each module/built-in.a
-ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
-  cmd_secanalysis = ; scripts/mod/modpost $@
-endif
-
 # Compile C sources (.c)
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -278,13 +271,11 @@ $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c $(recordmcount_source) $(objtool_dep) FORCE
 	$(call cmd,force_checksrc)
 	$(call if_changed_rule,cc_o_c)
 
-# Single-part modules are special since we need to mark them in $(MODVERDIR)
-
 $(single-used-m): $(obj)/%.o: $(src)/%.c $(recordmcount_source) $(objtool_dep) FORCE
 	$(call cmd,force_checksrc)
 	$(call if_changed_rule,cc_o_c)
 	@{ echo $(@:.o=.ko); echo $@; \
-	   $(cmd_undef_syms); } > $(MODVERDIR)/$(@F:.o=.mod)
+	   $(cmd_undef_syms); } > $(patsubst %.o,%.mod,$@)
 
 quiet_cmd_cc_lst_c = MKLST   $@
       cmd_cc_lst_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) -g -c -o $*.o $< && \
@@ -461,12 +452,12 @@ endif
 # module is turned into a multi object module, $^ will contain header file
 # dependencies recorded in the .*.cmd file.
 quiet_cmd_link_multi-m = LD [M]  $@
-cmd_link_multi-m = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter %.o,$^) $(cmd_secanalysis)
+      cmd_link_multi-m = $(LD) $(ld_flags) -r -o $@ $(filter %.o,$^)
 
 $(multi-used-m): FORCE
 	$(call if_changed,link_multi-m)
 	@{ echo $(@:.o=.ko); echo $(filter %.o,$^); \
-	   $(cmd_undef_syms); } > $(MODVERDIR)/$(@F:.o=.mod)
+	   $(cmd_undef_syms); } > $(patsubst %.o,%.mod,$@)
 $(call multi_depend, $(multi-used-m), .o, -objs -y -m)
 
 targets += $(multi-used-m)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 5841508ffca9..6b19c1a4eae5 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 # Stage one of module building created the following:
 # a) The individual .o files used for the module
 # b) A <module>.o file which is the .o files above linked together
-# c) A <module>.mod file in $(MODVERDIR)/, listing the name of the
-#    the preliminary <module>.o file, plus all .o files
+# c) A <module>.mod file, listing the name of the preliminary <module>.o file,
+#    plus all .o files
 # d) modules.order, which lists all the modules
 
 # Stage 2 is handled by this file and does the following
diff --git a/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh b/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
index aab4e299d7a2..2e4a7320bfb4 100755
--- a/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
+++ b/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
 #
 
 # Create/update the include/generated/autoksyms.h file from the list
-# of all module's needed symbols as recorded on the third line of
-# .tmp_versions/*.mod files.
+# of all module's needed symbols as recorded on the third line of *.mod files.
 #
 # For each symbol being added or removed, the corresponding dependency
 # file's timestamp is updated to force a rebuild of the affected source
@@ -47,13 +46,10 @@ cat > "$new_ksyms_file" << EOT
  */
 
 EOT
-[ "$(ls -A "$MODVERDIR")" ] &&
-for mod in "$MODVERDIR"/*.mod; do
-	sed -n -e '3{s/ /\n/g;/^$/!p;}' "$mod"
-done | sort -u |
-while read sym; do
-	echo "#define __KSYM_${sym} 1"
-done >> "$new_ksyms_file"
+sed 's/ko$/mod/' modules.order |
+xargs -n1 sed -n -e '3{s/ /\n/g;/^$/!p;}' -- |
+sort -u |
+sed -e 's/\(.*\)/#define __KSYM_\1 1/' >> "$new_ksyms_file"
 
 # Special case for modversions (see modpost.c)
 if [ -n "$CONFIG_MODVERSIONS" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
index 0f6dcb4011a8..166f3fa247a9 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/sumversion.c
@@ -396,21 +396,11 @@ void get_src_version(const char *modname, char sum[], unsigned sumlen)
 	unsigned long len;
 	struct md4_ctx md;
 	char *sources, *end, *fname;
-	const char *basename;
 	char filelist[PATH_MAX + 1];
-	char *modverdir = getenv("MODVERDIR");
 
-	if (!modverdir)
-		modverdir = ".";
-
-	/* Source files for module are in .tmp_versions/modname.mod,
-	   after the first line. */
-	if (strrchr(modname, '/'))
-		basename = strrchr(modname, '/') + 1;
-	else
-		basename = modname;
-	snprintf(filelist, sizeof(filelist), "%s/%.*s.mod", modverdir,
-		(int) strlen(basename) - 2, basename);
+	/* objects for a module are listed in the second line of *.mod file. */
+	snprintf(filelist, sizeof(filelist), "%.*smod",
+		 (int)strlen(modname) - 1, modname);
 
 	file = grab_file(filelist, &len);
 	if (!file)
diff --git a/scripts/package/mkspec b/scripts/package/mkspec
index 2d29df4a0a53..8640c278f1aa 100755
--- a/scripts/package/mkspec
+++ b/scripts/package/mkspec
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fi
 
 PROVIDES="$PROVIDES kernel-$KERNELRELEASE"
 __KERNELRELEASE=$(echo $KERNELRELEASE | sed -e "s/-/_/g")
-EXCLUDES="$RCS_TAR_IGNORE --exclude=.tmp_versions --exclude=*vmlinux* \
+EXCLUDES="$RCS_TAR_IGNORE --exclude=*vmlinux* --exclude=*.mod \
 --exclude=*.o --exclude=*.ko --exclude=*.cmd --exclude=Documentation \
 --exclude=.config.old --exclude=.missing-syscalls.d --exclude=*.s"
 
diff --git a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile
index c23e5a6ceb7e..7b5c43684be1 100644
--- a/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/tools/power/cpupower/debug/kernel/Makefile
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ default:
 	$(MAKE) -C $(KDIR) M=$(CURDIR)
 
 clean:
-	- rm -rf *.o *.ko .tmp-versions .*.cmd .*.mod.* *.mod.c
-	- rm -rf .tmp_versions* Module.symvers modules.order
+	- rm -rf *.o *.ko .*.cmd .*.mod.* *.mod.c
+	- rm -rf Module.symvers modules.order
 
 install: default
 	install -d $(KMISC)
