diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 08864d257eb0..9db11911e04b 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1799,7 +1799,7 @@ static void *module_alloc_update_bounds(unsigned long size)
 
 /* Allocate and load the module: note that size of section 0 is always
    zero, and we rely on this for optional sections. */
-static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
+static noinline struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
 				  unsigned long len,
 				  const char __user *uargs)
 {