diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/module.c b/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
index e54a7f442f8adc271af20fcf7ac310e9fb9e8bb0..d7bf0215bc1d28eb40160366afbdd59b41fea470 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
@@ -288,6 +288,9 @@ int apply_relocate(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 		sym = (Elf_Sym *)sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr
 			+ ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rel[i]);
 		if (!sym->st_value) {
+			/* Ignore unresolved weak symbol */
+			if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) == STB_WEAK)
+				continue;
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Unknown symbol %s\n",
 			       me->name, strtab + sym->st_name);
 			return -ENOENT;
@@ -325,6 +328,9 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, const char *strtab,
 		sym = (Elf_Sym *)sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr
 			+ ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rel[i]);
 		if (!sym->st_value) {
+			/* Ignore unresolved weak symbol */
+			if (ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) == STB_WEAK)
+				continue;
 			printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: Unknown symbol %s\n",
 			       me->name, strtab + sym->st_name);
 			return -ENOENT;