diff --git a/include/linux/vermagic.h b/include/linux/vermagic.h
index 4d0909e53595dcd9423c9e845bd13d0da36bfcaa..79b9837d9ca079b809405ae7d0a6ed93d5cf273c 100644
--- a/include/linux/vermagic.h
+++ b/include/linux/vermagic.h
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 #else
 #define MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODULE_UNLOAD ""
 #endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
+#define MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODVERSIONS "modversions "
+#else
+#define MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODVERSIONS ""
+#endif
 #ifndef MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC
 #define MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC ""
 #endif
@@ -24,5 +29,6 @@
 #define VERMAGIC_STRING 						\
 	UTS_RELEASE " "							\
 	MODULE_VERMAGIC_SMP MODULE_VERMAGIC_PREEMPT 			\
-	MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODULE_UNLOAD MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC
+	MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODULE_UNLOAD MODULE_VERMAGIC_MODVERSIONS	\
+	MODULE_ARCH_VERMAGIC