diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 6d3dc9c4ff96..792d483c9af7 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -356,6 +356,9 @@ struct module
 	   keeping pointers to this stuff */
 	char *args;
 };
+#ifndef MODULE_ARCH_INIT
+#define MODULE_ARCH_INIT {}
+#endif
 
 /* FIXME: It'd be nice to isolate modules during init, too, so they
    aren't used before they (may) fail.  But presently too much code
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 480e18b00aa6..113dc77b9f60 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1343,6 +1343,7 @@ static void add_header(struct buffer *b, struct module *mod)
 		buf_printf(b, "#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD\n"
 			      " .exit = cleanup_module,\n"
 			      "#endif\n");
+	buf_printf(b, " .arch = MODULE_ARCH_INIT,\n");
 	buf_printf(b, "};\n");
 }