diff --git a/config-arm-generic b/config-arm-generic
index 6cc0d0d58..af577eff9 100644
--- a/config-arm-generic
+++ b/config-arm-generic
@@ -219,3 +219,6 @@ CONFIG_OMAP4_ERRATA_I688=y
 # CONFIG_ARM_EXYNOS4210_CPUFREQ is not set
 
 CONFIG_OF_GPIO=y
+
+# http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2012-March/091404.html
+KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1
diff --git a/kernel.spec b/kernel.spec
index cf929416b..0445fad27 100644
--- a/kernel.spec
+++ b/kernel.spec
@@ -2387,6 +2387,9 @@ fi
 #    '-'      |  |
 #              '-'
 %changelog
+* Wed Apr 11 2012 Dennis Gilmore <dennis@ausil.us>
+- set KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS=1 on arm arches
+
 * Wed Apr 11 2012 Josh Boyer <jwboyer@redhat.com>
 - SELinux apply a different permission to ptrace a child vs non-child
   (rhbz 802072)