diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index b709b2e623d6..c64066dcd2e4 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	struct ext_sym_list *extsym_iter;
 	struct ext_sym_list *extsym_start = NULL;
 
-	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:e:mnsST:o:awM:K:E")) != -1) {
+	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:e:mnsST:o:awE")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'i':
 			kernel_read = optarg;