diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 43343e13c542..0980c58d8afc 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -121,16 +121,14 @@ modpost-args += -e $(addprefix -i , $(KBUILD_EXTRA_SYMBOLS))
 
 endif # ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 
-ifneq ($(missing-input),)
-modpost-args += -w
-endif
-
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $@
       cmd_modpost = \
 	$(if $(missing-input), \
 		echo >&2 "WARNING: $(missing-input) is missing."; \
 		echo >&2 "         Modules may not have dependencies or modversions."; \
-		echo >&2 "         You may get many unresolved symbol warnings.";) \
+		echo >&2 "         You may get many unresolved symbol errors."; \
+		echo >&2 "         You can set KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN=1 to turn errors into warning"; \
+		echo >&2 "         if you want to proceed at your own risk.";) \
 	$(MODPOST) $(modpost-args)
 
 targets += $(output-symdump)