diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6192922de9c..4bcd1cf90cb 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1148,7 +1148,8 @@ clean: archclean $(clean-dirs)
 	@find . $(RCS_FIND_IGNORE) \
 		\( -name '*.[oas]' -o -name '*.ko' -o -name '.*.cmd' \
 		-o -name '.*.d' -o -name '.*.tmp' -o -name '*.mod.c' \
-		-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \) \
+		-o -name '*.symtypes' -o -name 'modules.order' \
+		-o -name 'Module.markers' \) \
 		-type f -print | xargs rm -f
 
 # mrproper - Delete all generated files, including .config
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 17092d6c7db..9ee9783aea5 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ quiet_cmd_kernel-mod = MODPOST $@
       cmd_kernel-mod = $(modpost) $@
 
 vmlinux.o: FORCE
+	@rm -fr $(kernelmarkersfile)
 	$(call cmd,kernel-mod)
 
 # Declare generated files as targets for modpost
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index a07f91aac92..8f038e6d5f9 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1992,7 +1992,8 @@ static void read_markers(const char *fname)
 			mod->skip = 1;
 		}
 
-		add_marker(mod, marker, fmt);
+		if (!mod->skip)
+			add_marker(mod, marker, fmt);
 	}
 	return;
 fail: