diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 569ad650e8b8..6a0fd245c048 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2280,6 +2280,15 @@ void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__symbol_get);
 
+static bool module_init_layout_section(const char *sname)
+{
+#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
+	if (module_exit_section(sname))
+		return true;
+#endif
+	return module_init_section(sname);
+}
+
 /*
  * Ensure that an exported symbol [global namespace] does not already exist
  * in the kernel or in some other module's exported symbol table.
@@ -2489,7 +2498,7 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 			if ((s->sh_flags & masks[m][0]) != masks[m][0]
 			    || (s->sh_flags & masks[m][1])
 			    || s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
-			    || module_init_section(sname))
+			    || module_init_layout_section(sname))
 				continue;
 			s->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->core_layout.size, s, i);
 			pr_debug("\t%s\n", sname);
@@ -2522,7 +2531,7 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 			if ((s->sh_flags & masks[m][0]) != masks[m][0]
 			    || (s->sh_flags & masks[m][1])
 			    || s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
-			    || !module_init_section(sname))
+			    || !module_init_layout_section(sname))
 				continue;
 			s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(mod, &mod->init_layout.size, s, i)
 					 | INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
@@ -2861,11 +2870,7 @@ void * __weak module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 
 bool __weak module_init_section(const char *name)
 {
-#ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
-	return strstarts(name, ".init") || module_exit_section(name);
-#else
 	return strstarts(name, ".init");
-#endif
 }
 
 bool __weak module_exit_section(const char *name)