diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index ca92aea8a6bd4f..4fa67a8b22652e 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size);
 /* Free memory returned from module_alloc. */
 void module_memfree(void *module_region);
 
+/* Determines if the section name is an init section (that is only used during
+ * module loading).
+ */
+bool module_init_section(const char *name);
+
 /* Determines if the section name is an exit section (that is only used during
  * module unloading)
  */
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 646f1e2330d2bd..d29c23d07aff0f 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2400,7 +2400,7 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 			if ((s->sh_flags & masks[m][0]) != masks[m][0]
 			    || (s->sh_flags & masks[m][1])
 			    || s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
-			    || strstarts(sname, ".init"))
+			    || module_init_section(sname))
 				continue;
 			s->sh_entsize = get_offset(mod, &mod->core_layout.size, s, i);
 			pr_debug("\t%s\n", sname);
@@ -2433,7 +2433,7 @@ static void layout_sections(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 			if ((s->sh_flags & masks[m][0]) != masks[m][0]
 			    || (s->sh_flags & masks[m][1])
 			    || s->sh_entsize != ~0UL
-			    || !strstarts(sname, ".init"))
+			    || !module_init_section(sname))
 				continue;
 			s->sh_entsize = (get_offset(mod, &mod->init_layout.size, s, i)
 					 | INIT_OFFSET_MASK);
@@ -2768,6 +2768,11 @@ void * __weak module_alloc(unsigned long size)
 	return vmalloc_exec(size);
 }
 
+bool __weak module_init_section(const char *name)
+{
+	return strstarts(name, ".init");
+}
+
 bool __weak module_exit_section(const char *name)
 {
 	return strstarts(name, ".exit");