diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 293250958512..5958075ea3f4 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -266,20 +266,20 @@ extern typeof(name) __mod_##type##__##name##_device_table		\
 #else
 #define MODULE_VERSION(_version)					\
 	MODULE_INFO(version, _version);					\
-	static struct module_version_attribute ___modver_attr = {	\
-		.mattr	= {						\
-			.attr	= {					\
-				.name	= "version",			\
-				.mode	= S_IRUGO,			\
+	static struct module_version_attribute __modver_attr		\
+		__used __section("__modver")				\
+		__aligned(__alignof__(struct module_version_attribute)) \
+		= {							\
+			.mattr	= {					\
+				.attr	= {				\
+					.name	= "version",		\
+					.mode	= S_IRUGO,		\
+				},					\
+				.show	= __modver_version_show,	\
 			},						\
-			.show	= __modver_version_show,		\
-		},							\
-		.module_name	= KBUILD_MODNAME,			\
-		.version	= _version,				\
-	};								\
-	static const struct module_version_attribute			\
-	__used __section("__modver")					\
-	* __moduleparam_const __modver_attr = &___modver_attr
+			.module_name	= KBUILD_MODNAME,		\
+			.version	= _version,			\
+		};
 #endif
 
 /* Optional firmware file (or files) needed by the module
diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c
index 3835fb82c64b..aa7d6f2213f1 100644
--- a/kernel/params.c
+++ b/kernel/params.c
@@ -843,18 +843,16 @@ ssize_t __modver_version_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
 	return scnprintf(buf, PAGE_SIZE, "%s\n", vattr->version);
 }
 
-extern const struct module_version_attribute *__start___modver[];
-extern const struct module_version_attribute *__stop___modver[];
+extern const struct module_version_attribute __start___modver[];
+extern const struct module_version_attribute __stop___modver[];
 
 static void __init version_sysfs_builtin(void)
 {
-	const struct module_version_attribute **p;
+	const struct module_version_attribute *vattr;
 	struct module_kobject *mk;
 	int err;
 
-	for (p = __start___modver; p < __stop___modver; p++) {
-		const struct module_version_attribute *vattr = *p;
-
+	for (vattr = __start___modver; vattr < __stop___modver; vattr++) {
 		mk = locate_module_kobject(vattr->module_name);
 		if (mk) {
 			err = sysfs_create_file(&mk->kobj, &vattr->mattr.attr);