diff --git a/scripts/is_rust_module.sh b/scripts/is_rust_module.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+#
+# is_rust_module.sh module.ko
+#
+# Returns `0` if `module.ko` is a Rust module, `1` otherwise.
+
+set -e
+
+# Using the `16_` prefix ensures other symbols with the same substring
+# are not picked up (even if it would be unlikely). The last part is
+# used just in case LLVM decides to use the `.` suffix.
+#
+# In the future, checking for the `.comment` section may be another
+# option, see https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/pull/97550.
+${NM} "$*" | grep -qE '^[0-9a-fA-F]+ r _R[^[:space:]]+16___IS_RUST_MODULE[^[:space:]]*$'