diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.h b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
index 4156dd34c5def71a04c899b1b4a0cdf0a2ae832f..0ffed17ec20ca2037be0d8bf1467477c912952e3 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.h
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #define Elf_Shdr    Elf32_Shdr
 #define Elf_Sym     Elf32_Sym
 #define Elf_Addr    Elf32_Addr
-#define Elf_Section Elf32_Section
+#define Elf_Section Elf32_Half
 #define ELF_ST_BIND ELF32_ST_BIND
 #define ELF_ST_TYPE ELF32_ST_TYPE
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #define Elf_Shdr    Elf64_Shdr
 #define Elf_Sym     Elf64_Sym
 #define Elf_Addr    Elf64_Addr
-#define Elf_Section Elf64_Section
+#define Elf_Section Elf64_Half
 #define ELF_ST_BIND ELF64_ST_BIND
 #define ELF_ST_TYPE ELF64_ST_TYPE