diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
index 62e7d70aadd5..da0c160e5589 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
@@ -172,19 +172,27 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		case R_X86_64_NONE:
 			break;
 		case R_X86_64_64:
+			if (*(u64 *)loc != 0)
+				goto invalid_relocation;
 			*(u64 *)loc = val;
 			break;
 		case R_X86_64_32:
+			if (*(u32 *)loc != 0)
+				goto invalid_relocation;
 			*(u32 *)loc = val;
 			if (val != *(u32 *)loc)
 				goto overflow;
 			break;
 		case R_X86_64_32S:
+			if (*(s32 *)loc != 0)
+				goto invalid_relocation;
 			*(s32 *)loc = val;
 			if ((s64)val != *(s32 *)loc)
 				goto overflow;
 			break;
 		case R_X86_64_PC32:
+			if (*(u32 *)loc != 0)
+				goto invalid_relocation;
 			val -= (u64)loc;
 			*(u32 *)loc = val;
 #if 0
@@ -200,6 +208,11 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
 	}
 	return 0;
 
+invalid_relocation:
+	pr_err("x86/modules: Skipping invalid relocation target, existing value is nonzero for type %d, loc %p, val %Lx\n",
+	       (int)ELF64_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info), loc, val);
+	return -ENOEXEC;
+
 overflow:
 	pr_err("overflow in relocation type %d val %Lx\n",
 	       (int)ELF64_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info), val);