diff --git a/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh b/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
index 212ba45595d3..2b366d945ccb 100755
--- a/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
+++ b/scripts/adjust_autoksyms.sh
@@ -1,14 +1,13 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 
-# Script to create/update include/generated/autoksyms.h and dependency files
+# Script to update include/generated/autoksyms.h and dependency files
 #
 # Copyright:	(C) 2016  Linaro Limited
 # Created by:	Nicolas Pitre, January 2016
 #
 
-# Create/update the include/generated/autoksyms.h file from the list
-# of all module's needed symbols as recorded on the second line of *.mod files.
+# Update the include/generated/autoksyms.h file.
 #
 # For each symbol being added or removed, the corresponding dependency
 # file's timestamp is updated to force a rebuild of the affected source
@@ -38,35 +37,8 @@ esac
 # We need access to CONFIG_ symbols
 . include/config/auto.conf
 
-ksym_wl=/dev/null
-if [ -n "$CONFIG_UNUSED_KSYMS_WHITELIST" ]; then
-	# Use 'eval' to expand the whitelist path and check if it is relative
-	eval ksym_wl="$CONFIG_UNUSED_KSYMS_WHITELIST"
-	[ "${ksym_wl}" != "${ksym_wl#/}" ] || ksym_wl="$abs_srctree/$ksym_wl"
-	if [ ! -f "$ksym_wl" ] || [ ! -r "$ksym_wl" ]; then
-		echo "ERROR: '$ksym_wl' whitelist file not found" >&2
-		exit 1
-	fi
-fi
-
-# Generate a new ksym list file with symbols needed by the current
-# set of modules.
-cat > "$new_ksyms_file" << EOT
-/*
- * Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
- */
-
-EOT
-sed 's/ko$/mod/' modules.order |
-xargs -n1 sed -n -e '2{s/ /\n/g;/^$/!p;}' -- |
-cat - "$ksym_wl" |
-sort -u |
-sed -e 's/\(.*\)/#define __KSYM_\1 1/' >> "$new_ksyms_file"
-
-# Special case for modversions (see modpost.c)
-if [ -n "$CONFIG_MODVERSIONS" ]; then
-	echo "#define __KSYM_module_layout 1" >> "$new_ksyms_file"
-fi
+# Generate a new symbol list file
+$CONFIG_SHELL $srctree/scripts/gen_autoksyms.sh "$new_ksyms_file"
 
 # Extract changes between old and new list and touch corresponding
 # dependency files.
diff --git a/scripts/gen_autoksyms.sh b/scripts/gen_autoksyms.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..ef46200c366b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gen_autoksyms.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+
+# Create an autoksyms.h header file from the list of all module's needed symbols
+# as recorded on the second line of *.mod files and the user-provided symbol
+# whitelist.
+
+set -e
+
+output_file="$1"
+
+# Use "make V=1" to debug this script.
+case "$KBUILD_VERBOSE" in
+*1*)
+	set -x
+	;;
+esac
+
+# We need access to CONFIG_ symbols
+. include/config/auto.conf
+
+ksym_wl=/dev/null
+if [ -n "$CONFIG_UNUSED_KSYMS_WHITELIST" ]; then
+	# Use 'eval' to expand the whitelist path and check if it is relative
+	eval ksym_wl="$CONFIG_UNUSED_KSYMS_WHITELIST"
+	[ "${ksym_wl}" != "${ksym_wl#/}" ] || ksym_wl="$abs_srctree/$ksym_wl"
+	if [ ! -f "$ksym_wl" ] || [ ! -r "$ksym_wl" ]; then
+		echo "ERROR: '$ksym_wl' whitelist file not found" >&2
+		exit 1
+	fi
+fi
+
+# Generate a new ksym list file with symbols needed by the current
+# set of modules.
+cat > "$output_file" << EOT
+/*
+ * Automatically generated file; DO NOT EDIT.
+ */
+
+EOT
+
+sed 's/ko$/mod/' modules.order |
+xargs -n1 sed -n -e '2{s/ /\n/g;/^$/!p;}' -- |
+cat - "$ksym_wl" |
+sort -u |
+sed -e 's/\(.*\)/#define __KSYM_\1 1/' >> "$output_file"
+
+# Special case for modversions (see modpost.c)
+if [ -n "$CONFIG_MODVERSIONS" ]; then
+	echo "#define __KSYM_module_layout 1" >> "$output_file"
+fi