diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 5bf5dcd91009..3abe8176df98 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -331,6 +331,7 @@ struct mod_kallsyms {
 	Elf_Sym *symtab;
 	unsigned int num_symtab;
 	char *strtab;
+	char *typetab;
 };
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
diff --git a/kernel/module-internal.h b/kernel/module-internal.h
index 79c9be2dbbe9..d354341f8cc0 100644
--- a/kernel/module-internal.h
+++ b/kernel/module-internal.h
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ struct load_info {
 	unsigned long len;
 	Elf_Shdr *sechdrs;
 	char *secstrings, *strtab;
-	unsigned long symoffs, stroffs;
+	unsigned long symoffs, stroffs, init_typeoffs, core_typeoffs;
 	struct _ddebug *debug;
 	unsigned int num_debug;
 	bool sig_ok;
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 0b9aa8ab89f0..69e52e82242a 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2647,6 +2647,8 @@ static void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	info->symoffs = ALIGN(mod->core_layout.size, symsect->sh_addralign ?: 1);
 	info->stroffs = mod->core_layout.size = info->symoffs + ndst * sizeof(Elf_Sym);
 	mod->core_layout.size += strtab_size;
+	info->core_typeoffs = mod->core_layout.size;
+	mod->core_layout.size += ndst * sizeof(char);
 	mod->core_layout.size = debug_align(mod->core_layout.size);
 
 	/* Put string table section at end of init part of module. */
@@ -2660,6 +2662,8 @@ static void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 				      __alignof__(struct mod_kallsyms));
 	info->mod_kallsyms_init_off = mod->init_layout.size;
 	mod->init_layout.size += sizeof(struct mod_kallsyms);
+	info->init_typeoffs = mod->init_layout.size;
+	mod->init_layout.size += nsrc * sizeof(char);
 	mod->init_layout.size = debug_align(mod->init_layout.size);
 }
 
@@ -2683,20 +2687,23 @@ static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	mod->kallsyms->num_symtab = symsec->sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Sym);
 	/* Make sure we get permanent strtab: don't use info->strtab. */
 	mod->kallsyms->strtab = (void *)info->sechdrs[info->index.str].sh_addr;
+	mod->kallsyms->typetab = mod->init_layout.base + info->init_typeoffs;
 
-	/* Set types up while we still have access to sections. */
-	for (i = 0; i < mod->kallsyms->num_symtab; i++)
-		mod->kallsyms->symtab[i].st_size
-			= elf_type(&mod->kallsyms->symtab[i], info);
-
-	/* Now populate the cut down core kallsyms for after init. */
+	/*
+	 * Now populate the cut down core kallsyms for after init
+	 * and set types up while we still have access to sections.
+	 */
 	mod->core_kallsyms.symtab = dst = mod->core_layout.base + info->symoffs;
 	mod->core_kallsyms.strtab = s = mod->core_layout.base + info->stroffs;
+	mod->core_kallsyms.typetab = mod->core_layout.base + info->core_typeoffs;
 	src = mod->kallsyms->symtab;
 	for (ndst = i = 0; i < mod->kallsyms->num_symtab; i++) {
+		mod->kallsyms->typetab[i] = elf_type(src + i, info);
 		if (i == 0 || is_livepatch_module(mod) ||
 		    is_core_symbol(src+i, info->sechdrs, info->hdr->e_shnum,
 				   info->index.pcpu)) {
+			mod->core_kallsyms.typetab[ndst] =
+			    mod->kallsyms->typetab[i];
 			dst[ndst] = src[i];
 			dst[ndst++].st_name = s - mod->core_kallsyms.strtab;
 			s += strlcpy(s, &mod->kallsyms->strtab[src[i].st_name],
@@ -4080,7 +4087,7 @@ int module_get_kallsym(unsigned int symnum, unsigned long *value, char *type,
 			const Elf_Sym *sym = &kallsyms->symtab[symnum];
 
 			*value = kallsyms_symbol_value(sym);
-			*type = sym->st_size;
+			*type = kallsyms->typetab[symnum];
 			strlcpy(name, kallsyms_symbol_name(kallsyms, symnum), KSYM_NAME_LEN);
 			strlcpy(module_name, mod->name, MODULE_NAME_LEN);
 			*exported = is_exported(name, *value, mod);