diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 24b3c8fe6bca..a098a0454dc8 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ modpost = scripts/mod/modpost                    \
  $(if $(CONFIG_MODULE_SRCVERSION_ALL),-a,)       \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-i,-o) $(kernelsymfile)   \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-I $(modulesymfile))      \
- $(if $(iKBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS), $(patsubst %, -e %,$(EXTRA_SYMBOLS))) \
+ $(if $(KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS), $(patsubst %, -e %,$(EXTRA_SYMBOLS))) \
  $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile))      \
  $(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH),,-S)      \
  $(if $(CONFIG_MARKERS),-K $(kernelmarkersfile)) \
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index f8b42ab0724b..757294b4f322 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1552,10 +1552,10 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
 	}
 
 	license = get_modinfo(info.modinfo, info.modinfo_len, "license");
-	if (!license && !is_vmlinux(modname))
-		fatal("modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in %s\n"
-		      "see include/linux/module.h for "
-		      "more information\n", modname);
+	if (info.modinfo && !license && !is_vmlinux(modname))
+		warn("modpost: missing MODULE_LICENSE() in %s\n"
+		     "see include/linux/module.h for "
+		     "more information\n", modname);
 	while (license) {
 		if (license_is_gpl_compatible(license))
 			mod->gpl_compatible = 1;