diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 621158ecd2e2..941d075f03d6 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
 #define THIS_MODULE ((struct module *)0)
 #endif
 
-#define NS_SEPARATOR "."
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODVERSIONS
 /* Mark the CRC weak since genksyms apparently decides not to
  * generate a checksums for some symbols */
@@ -48,11 +46,11 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
  * absolute relocations that require runtime processing on relocatable
  * kernels.
  */
-#define __KSYMTAB_ENTRY_NS(sym, sec, ns)				\
+#define __KSYMTAB_ENTRY_NS(sym, sec)					\
 	__ADDRESSABLE(sym)						\
 	asm("	.section \"___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym "\", \"a\"	\n"	\
 	    "	.balign	4					\n"	\
-	    "__ksymtab_" #ns NS_SEPARATOR #sym ":		\n"	\
+	    "__ksymtab_" #sym ":				\n"	\
 	    "	.long	" #sym "- .				\n"	\
 	    "	.long	__kstrtab_" #sym "- .			\n"	\
 	    "	.long	__kstrtabns_" #sym "- .			\n"	\
@@ -74,16 +72,14 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
 	int namespace_offset;
 };
 #else
-#define __KSYMTAB_ENTRY_NS(sym, sec, ns)				\
-	static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym##__##ns	\
-	asm("__ksymtab_" #ns NS_SEPARATOR #sym)				\
+#define __KSYMTAB_ENTRY_NS(sym, sec)					\
+	static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym		\
 	__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), used))	\
 	__aligned(sizeof(void *))					\
 	= { (unsigned long)&sym, __kstrtab_##sym, __kstrtabns_##sym }
 
 #define __KSYMTAB_ENTRY(sym, sec)					\
 	static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym		\
-	asm("__ksymtab_" #sym)						\
 	__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), used))	\
 	__aligned(sizeof(void *))					\
 	= { (unsigned long)&sym, __kstrtab_##sym, NULL }
@@ -115,7 +111,7 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
 	static const char __kstrtabns_##sym[]				\
 	__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"), used, aligned(1)))	\
 	= #ns;								\
-	__KSYMTAB_ENTRY_NS(sym, sec, ns)
+	__KSYMTAB_ENTRY_NS(sym, sec)
 
 #define ___EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, sec)					\
 	___export_symbol_common(sym, sec);				\
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 936d3ad23c83..d2a30a7b3f07 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -348,26 +348,38 @@ static enum export export_from_sec(struct elf_info *elf, unsigned int sec)
 		return export_unknown;
 }
 
-static char *sym_extract_namespace(const char **symname)
+static const char *namespace_from_kstrtabns(struct elf_info *info,
+					    Elf_Sym *kstrtabns)
 {
-	char *namespace = NULL;
-	char *ns_separator;
+	char *value = info->ksymtab_strings + kstrtabns->st_value;
+	return value[0] ? value : NULL;
+}
 
-	ns_separator = strchr(*symname, '.');
-	if (ns_separator) {
-		namespace = NOFAIL(strndup(*symname, ns_separator - *symname));
-		*symname = ns_separator + 1;
+static void sym_update_namespace(const char *symname, const char *namespace)
+{
+	struct symbol *s = find_symbol(symname);
+
+	/*
+	 * That symbol should have been created earlier and thus this is
+	 * actually an assertion.
+	 */
+	if (!s) {
+		merror("Could not update namespace(%s) for symbol %s\n",
+		       namespace, symname);
+		return;
 	}
 
-	return namespace;
+	free(s->namespace);
+	s->namespace =
+		namespace && namespace[0] ? NOFAIL(strdup(namespace)) : NULL;
 }
 
 /**
  * Add an exported symbol - it may have already been added without a
  * CRC, in this case just update the CRC
  **/
-static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(const char *name, const char *namespace,
-				       struct module *mod, enum export export)
+static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(const char *name, struct module *mod,
+				       enum export export)
 {
 	struct symbol *s = find_symbol(name);
 
@@ -383,8 +395,6 @@ static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(const char *name, const char *namespace,
 			s->module = mod;
 		}
 	}
-	free(s->namespace);
-	s->namespace = namespace ? strdup(namespace) : NULL;
 	s->preloaded = 0;
 	s->vmlinux   = is_vmlinux(mod->name);
 	s->kernel    = 0;
@@ -583,6 +593,10 @@ static int parse_elf(struct elf_info *info, const char *filename)
 			info->export_unused_gpl_sec = i;
 		else if (strcmp(secname, "__ksymtab_gpl_future") == 0)
 			info->export_gpl_future_sec = i;
+		else if (strcmp(secname, "__ksymtab_strings") == 0)
+			info->ksymtab_strings = (void *)hdr +
+						sechdrs[i].sh_offset -
+						sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
 
 		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB) {
 			unsigned int sh_link_idx;
@@ -672,7 +686,6 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 	enum export export;
 	bool is_crc = false;
 	const char *name;
-	char *namespace;
 
 	if ((!is_vmlinux(mod->name) || mod->is_dot_o) &&
 	    strstarts(symname, "__ksymtab"))
@@ -745,9 +758,7 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
 		/* All exported symbols */
 		if (strstarts(symname, "__ksymtab_")) {
 			name = symname + strlen("__ksymtab_");
-			namespace = sym_extract_namespace(&name);
-			sym_add_exported(name, namespace, mod, export);
-			free(namespace);
+			sym_add_exported(name, mod, export);
 		}
 		if (strcmp(symname, "init_module") == 0)
 			mod->has_init = 1;
@@ -2043,6 +2054,16 @@ static void read_symbols(const char *modname)
 		handle_moddevtable(mod, &info, sym, symname);
 	}
 
+	/* Apply symbol namespaces from __kstrtabns_<symbol> entries. */
+	for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
+		symname = remove_dot(info.strtab + sym->st_name);
+
+		if (strstarts(symname, "__kstrtabns_"))
+			sym_update_namespace(symname + strlen("__kstrtabns_"),
+					     namespace_from_kstrtabns(&info,
+								      sym));
+	}
+
 	// check for static EXPORT_SYMBOL_* functions && global vars
 	for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
 		unsigned char bind = ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info);
@@ -2196,7 +2217,7 @@ static int check_exports(struct module *mod)
 		else
 			basename = mod->name;
 
-		if (exp->namespace && exp->namespace[0]) {
+		if (exp->namespace) {
 			add_namespace(&mod->required_namespaces,
 				      exp->namespace);
 
@@ -2454,12 +2475,12 @@ static void read_dump(const char *fname, unsigned int kernel)
 			mod = new_module(modname);
 			mod->skip = 1;
 		}
-		s = sym_add_exported(symname, namespace, mod,
-				     export_no(export));
+		s = sym_add_exported(symname, mod, export_no(export));
 		s->kernel    = kernel;
 		s->preloaded = 1;
 		s->is_static = 0;
 		sym_update_crc(symname, mod, crc, export_no(export));
+		sym_update_namespace(symname, namespace);
 	}
 	release_file(file, size);
 	return;
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index 92a926d375d2..ad271bc6c313 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ struct elf_info {
 	Elf_Section  export_gpl_sec;
 	Elf_Section  export_unused_gpl_sec;
 	Elf_Section  export_gpl_future_sec;
+	char	     *ksymtab_strings;
 	char         *strtab;
 	char	     *modinfo;
 	unsigned int modinfo_len;
diff --git a/scripts/nsdeps b/scripts/nsdeps
index 3754dac13b31..dda6fbac016e 100644
--- a/scripts/nsdeps
+++ b/scripts/nsdeps
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ generate_deps() {
 	if [ ! -f "$ns_deps_file" ]; then return; fi
 	local mod_source_files=`cat $mod_file | sed -n 1p                      \
 					      | sed -e 's/\.o/\.c/g'           \
-					      | sed "s/[^ ]* */${srctree}\/&/g"`
+					      | sed "s|[^ ]* *|${srctree}/&|g"`
 	for ns in `cat $ns_deps_file`; do
 		echo "Adding namespace $ns to module $mod_name (if needed)."
 		generate_deps_for_ns $ns $mod_source_files