diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 23cdf1f41364..d1f35e32edc7 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1002,6 +1002,8 @@ endif
 
 PHONY += prepare0
 
+export MODORDER := $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/)modules.order
+
 ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
 core-y		+= kernel/ certs/ mm/ fs/ ipc/ security/ crypto/ block/
 
@@ -1771,6 +1773,15 @@ build-dir = $(patsubst %/,%,$(dir $(build-target)))
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(build-target)
 %.symtypes: prepare FORCE
 	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(build-target)
+ifeq ($(KBUILD_EXTMOD),)
+# For the single build of an in-tree module, use a temporary file to avoid
+# the situation of modules_install installing an invalid modules.order.
+%.ko: MODORDER := .modules.tmp
+endif
+%.ko: prepare FORCE
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=$(build-dir) $(build-target:.ko=.mod)
+	$(Q)echo $(build-target) > $(MODORDER)
+	$(Q)$(MAKE) -f $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.modpost
 
 # Modules
 PHONY += /
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modpost b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
index 92ed02d7cd5e..26e6574ecd08 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.modpost
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.modpost
@@ -85,10 +85,8 @@ endif
 
 include scripts/Makefile.lib
 
-modorder := $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),$(KBUILD_EXTMOD)/)modules.order
-
 # find all modules listed in modules.order
-modules := $(sort $(shell cat $(modorder)))
+modules := $(sort $(shell cat $(MODORDER)))
 
 # Stop after building .o files if NOFINAL is set. Makes compile tests quicker
 __modpost: $(if $(KBUILD_MODPOST_NOFINAL), $(modules:.ko:.o),$(modules))
@@ -98,7 +96,7 @@ MODPOST += $(subst -i,-n,$(filter -i,$(MAKEFLAGS))) -s -T - $(wildcard vmlinux)
 
 # We can go over command line length here, so be careful.
 quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(modules)) modules
-      cmd_modpost = sed 's/ko$$/o/' $(modorder) | $(MODPOST)
+      cmd_modpost = sed 's/ko$$/o/' $(MODORDER) | $(MODPOST)
 
 PHONY += modules-modpost
 modules-modpost: