diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index eb1033957486..c1f40c2f7ffb 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -13,6 +13,9 @@ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 			      char *secstrings,
 			      struct module *mod);
 
+/* Additional bytes needed by arch in front of individual sections */
+unsigned int arch_mod_section_prepend(struct module *mod, unsigned int section);
+
 /* Allocator used for allocating struct module, core sections and init
    sections.  Returns NULL on failure. */
 void *module_alloc(unsigned long size);
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index d3d254571bda..4299aefc20b8 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1578,11 +1578,21 @@ static int simplify_symbols(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	return ret;
 }
 
+/* Additional bytes needed by arch in front of individual sections */
+unsigned int __weak arch_mod_section_prepend(struct module *mod,
+					     unsigned int section)
+{
+	/* default implementation just returns zero */
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /* Update size with this section: return offset. */
-static long get_offset(unsigned int *size, Elf_Shdr *sechdr)
+static long get_offset(struct module *mod, unsigned int *size,
+		       Elf_Shdr *sechdr, unsigned int section)
 {
 	long ret;
 
+	*size += arch_mod_section_prepend(mod, section);
 	ret = ALIGN(*size, sechdr->sh_addralign ?: 1);
 	*size = ret + sechdr->sh_size;
 	return ret;
@@ -1622,7 +1632,7 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
 			    || strncmp(secstrings + s->sh_name,
 				       ".init", 5) == 0)
 				continue;
-			s->sh_entsize = get_offset(&mod->core_size, s);
+			s->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->core_size, s, i);
 			DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
 		}
 		if (m == 0)
@@ -1640,7 +1650,7 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod,
 			    || strncmp(secstrings + s->sh_name,
 				       ".init", 5) != 0)
 				continue;
-			s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(&mod->init_size, s)
+			s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(mod, &mod->init_size, s, i)
 					 | INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
 			DEBUGP("\t%s\n", secstrings + s->sh_name);
 		}