diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af808837a1f2..bc55f366677d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1307,7 +1307,6 @@ all: modules
 
 PHONY += modules
 modules: $(if $(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) modules.order modules.builtin
-	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.';
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 	$(Q)$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/modules-check.sh
 
@@ -1627,7 +1626,6 @@ $(objtree)/Module.symvers:
 build-dirs := $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)
 PHONY += modules
 modules: descend $(objtree)/Module.symvers
-	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.';
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 
 PHONY += modules_install
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2e49d536a9b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# ===========================================================================
+# Module final link
+# ===========================================================================
+
+PHONY := __modfinal
+__modfinal:
+
+include scripts/Kbuild.include
+
+# for c_flags
+include scripts/Makefile.lib
+
+# find all modules listed in modules.order
+modules := $(sort $(shell cat $(MODORDER)))
+
+__modfinal: $(modules)
+	@:
+
+# modname is set to make c_flags define KBUILD_MODNAME
+modname = $(notdir $(@:.mod.o=))
+
+quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC [M]  $@
+      cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
+		   -c -o $@ $<
+
+%.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
+	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
+
+ARCH_POSTLINK := $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.postlink)
+
+quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
+      cmd_ld_ko_o =                                                     \
+	$(LD) -r $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS)					\
+		$(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE)		\
+		$(addprefix -T , $(KBUILD_LDS_MODULE))			\
+		-o $@ $(filter %.o, $^);				\
+	$(if $(ARCH_POSTLINK), $(MAKE) -f $(ARCH_POSTLINK) $@, true)
+
+$(modules): %.ko: %.o %.mod.o $(KBUILD_LDS_MODULE) FORCE
+	+$(call if_changed,ld_ko_o)
+
+targets += $(modules) $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
+
+# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PHONY += FORCE
+FORCE:
+
+# Read all saved command lines and dependencies for the $(targets) we
+# may be building above, using $(if_changed{,_dep}). As an
+# optimization, we don't need to read them if the target does not
+# exist, we will rebuild anyway in that case.
+
+existing-targets := $(wildcard $(sort $(targets)))
+
+-include $(foreach f,$(existing-targets),$(dir $(f)).$(notdir $(f)).cmd)
+
+.PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 905db30d6622..673f68e5f15d 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -15,8 +15,6 @@
 # 2) modpost is then used to
 # 3)  create one <module>.mod.c file pr. module
 # 4)  create one Module.symvers file with CRC for all exported symbols
-# 5) compile all <module>.mod.c files
-# 6) final link of the module to a <module.ko> file
 
 # Step 3 is used to place certain information in the module's ELF
 # section, including information such as:
@@ -60,13 +58,10 @@ MODPOST = scripts/mod/modpost						\
 
 ifdef MODPOST_VMLINUX
 
-__modpost: vmlinux.o
+quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST vmlinux.o
+      cmd_modpost = $(MODPOST) vmlinux.o
 
-quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $@
-      cmd_modpost = $(MODPOST) $@
-
-PHONY += vmlinux.o
-vmlinux.o:
+__modpost:
 	$(call cmd,modpost)
 
 else
@@ -83,74 +78,21 @@ include $(if $(wildcard $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Kbuild), \
              $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Kbuild, $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/Makefile)
 endif
 
-include scripts/Makefile.lib
+MODPOST += $(subst -i,-n,$(filter -i,$(MAKEFLAGS))) -s -T - $(wildcard vmlinux)
 
 # find all modules listed in modules.order
 modules := $(sort $(shell cat $(MODORDER)))
 
-# Stop after building .o files if NOFINAL is set. Makes compile tests quicker
-__modpost: $(if $(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL), $(modules:.ko:.o),$(modules))
-	@:
-
-MODPOST += $(subst -i,-n,$(filter -i,$(MAKEFLAGS))) -s -T - $(wildcard vmlinux)
-
 # We can go over command line length here, so be careful.
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(modules)) modules
       cmd_modpost = sed 's/ko$$/o/' $(MODORDER) | $(MODPOST)
 
-PHONY += modules-modpost
-modules-modpost:
+__modpost:
+	@$(kecho) '  Building modules, stage 2.'
 	$(call cmd,modpost)
-
-# Declare generated files as targets for modpost
-$(modules:.ko=.mod.c): modules-modpost
-
-# Step 5), compile all *.mod.c files
-
-# modname is set to make c_flags define KBUILD_MODNAME
-modname = $(notdir $(@:.mod.o=))
-
-quiet_cmd_cc_o_c = CC [M]  $@
-      cmd_cc_o_c = $(CC) $(c_flags) $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE) $(CFLAGS_MODULE) \
-		   -c -o $@ $<
-
-$(modules:.ko=.mod.o): %.mod.o: %.mod.c FORCE
-	$(call if_changed_dep,cc_o_c)
-
-targets += $(modules:.ko=.mod.o)
-
-ARCH_POSTLINK := $(wildcard $(srctree)/arch/$(SRCARCH)/Makefile.postlink)
-
-# Step 6), final link of the modules with optional arch pass after final link
-quiet_cmd_ld_ko_o = LD [M]  $@
-      cmd_ld_ko_o =                                                     \
-	$(LD) -r $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS)                                      \
-                 $(KBUILD_LDFLAGS_MODULE) $(LDFLAGS_MODULE)             \
-                 $(addprefix -T , $(KBUILD_LDS_MODULE))                 \
-                 -o $@ $(filter %.o, $^);                               \
-	$(if $(ARCH_POSTLINK), $(MAKE) -f $(ARCH_POSTLINK) $@, true)
-
-$(modules): %.ko :%.o %.mod.o $(KBUILD_LDS_MODULE) FORCE
-	+$(call if_changed,ld_ko_o)
-
-targets += $(modules)
-
-
-# Add FORCE to the prequisites of a target to force it to be always rebuilt.
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-PHONY += FORCE
-
-FORCE:
-
-# Read all saved command lines and dependencies for the $(targets) we
-# may be building above, using $(if_changed{,_dep}). As an
-# optimization, we don't need to read them if the target does not
-# exist, we will rebuild anyway in that case.
-
-existing-targets := $(wildcard $(sort $(targets)))
-
--include $(foreach f,$(existing-targets),$(dir $(f)).$(notdir $(f)).cmd)
+ifneq ($(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL),1)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
+endif
 
 endif
 
