diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 3f31ced0d977..dacee5534926 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -150,5 +150,5 @@ struct kernel_symbol {
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym)		_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)		_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl")
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)		_EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "")
 #define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sym, ns)	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "", __stringify(ns))
-#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns)	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "_gpl", __stringify(ns))
+#define EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sym, ns)	__EXPORT_SYMBOL(sym, "", __stringify(ns))