diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 54504013c749..02a4adb4a999 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@ defined(CONFIG_AUTOFDO_CLANG) || defined(CONFIG_PROPELLER_CLANG)
 	*(.discard)							\
 	*(.discard.*)							\
 	*(.export_symbol)						\
+	*(.no_trim_symbol)						\
 	*(.modinfo)							\
 	/* ld.bfd warns about .gnu.version* even when not emitted */	\
 	*(.gnu.version*)						\
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 23792d5d7b74..30e5b19bafa9 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -306,7 +306,10 @@ extern int modules_disabled; /* for sysctl */
 /* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
 void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
 void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
-#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(__stringify(x))))
+#define symbol_get(x)	({ \
+	static const char __notrim[] \
+		__used __section(".no_trim_symbol") = __stringify(x); \
+	(typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(__stringify(x))); })
 
 /* modules using other modules: kdb wants to see this. */
 struct module_use {
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index e18ae7dc8140..36b28987a2f0 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -507,6 +507,9 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 			info->modinfo_len = sechdrs[i].sh_size;
 		} else if (!strcmp(secname, ".export_symbol")) {
 			info->export_symbol_secndx = i;
+		} else if (!strcmp(secname, ".no_trim_symbol")) {
+			info->no_trim_symbol = (void *)hdr + sechdrs[i].sh_offset;
+			info->no_trim_symbol_len = sechdrs[i].sh_size;
 		}
 
 		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
@@ -1566,6 +1569,14 @@ static void read_symbols(const char *modname)
 	/* strip trailing .o */
 	mod = new_module(modname, strlen(modname) - strlen(".o"));
 
+	/* save .no_trim_symbol section for later use */
+	if (info.no_trim_symbol_len) {
+		mod->no_trim_symbol = xmalloc(info.no_trim_symbol_len);
+		memcpy(mod->no_trim_symbol, info.no_trim_symbol,
+		       info.no_trim_symbol_len);
+		mod->no_trim_symbol_len = info.no_trim_symbol_len;
+	}
+
 	if (!mod->is_vmlinux) {
 		license = get_modinfo(&info, "license");
 		if (!license)
@@ -1728,6 +1739,28 @@ static void handle_white_list_exports(const char *white_list)
 	free(buf);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Keep symbols recorded in the .no_trim_symbol section. This is necessary to
+ * prevent CONFIG_TRIM_UNUSED_KSYMS from dropping EXPORT_SYMBOL because
+ * symbol_get() relies on the symbol being present in the ksymtab for lookups.
+ */
+static void keep_no_trim_symbols(struct module *mod)
+{
+	unsigned long size = mod->no_trim_symbol_len;
+
+	for (char *s = mod->no_trim_symbol; s; s = next_string(s , &size)) {
+		struct symbol *sym;
+
+		/*
+		 * If find_symbol() returns NULL, this symbol is not provided
+		 * by any module, and symbol_get() will fail.
+		 */
+		sym = find_symbol(s);
+		if (sym)
+			sym->used = true;
+	}
+}
+
 static void check_modname_len(struct module *mod)
 {
 	const char *mod_name;
@@ -2254,6 +2287,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 		read_symbols_from_files(files_source);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(mod, &modules, list) {
+		keep_no_trim_symbols(mod);
+
 		if (mod->dump_file || mod->is_vmlinux)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index ffd0a52a606e..59366f456b76 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -111,6 +111,8 @@ struct module_alias {
  *
  * @dump_file: path to the .symvers file if loaded from a file
  * @aliases: list head for module_aliases
+ * @no_trim_symbol: .no_trim_symbol section data
+ * @no_trim_symbol_len: length of the .no_trim_symbol section
  */
 struct module {
 	struct list_head list;
@@ -128,6 +130,8 @@ struct module {
 	// Actual imported namespaces
 	struct list_head imported_namespaces;
 	struct list_head aliases;
+	char *no_trim_symbol;
+	unsigned int no_trim_symbol_len;
 	char name[];
 };
 
@@ -141,6 +145,8 @@ struct elf_info {
 	char         *strtab;
 	char	     *modinfo;
 	unsigned int modinfo_len;
+	char         *no_trim_symbol;
+	unsigned int no_trim_symbol_len;
 
 	/* support for 32bit section numbers */
 
diff --git a/scripts/module.lds.S b/scripts/module.lds.S
index c2f80f9141d4..450f1088d5fd 100644
--- a/scripts/module.lds.S
+++ b/scripts/module.lds.S
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ SECTIONS {
 		*(.discard)
 		*(.discard.*)
 		*(.export_symbol)
+		*(.no_trim_symbol)
 	}
 
 	__ksymtab		0 : ALIGN(8) { *(SORT(___ksymtab+*)) }