diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index 5d20a2e24cd1..ad2434b26970 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -108,6 +108,9 @@ static int read_symbol(FILE *in, struct sym_entry *s)
 	/* exclude also MIPS ELF local symbols ($L123 instead of .L123) */
 	else if (str[0] == '$')
 		return -1;
+	/* exclude debugging symbols */
+	else if (stype == 'N')
+		return -1;
 
 	/* include the type field in the symbol name, so that it gets
 	 * compressed together */
diff --git a/scripts/mksysmap b/scripts/mksysmap
index 4390fab9f5bd..6e133a0bae7a 100644
--- a/scripts/mksysmap
+++ b/scripts/mksysmap
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 # For System.map filter away:
 #   a - local absolute symbols
 #   U - undefined global symbols
+#   N - debugging symbols
 #   w - local weak symbols
 
 # readprofile starts reading symbols when _stext is found, and
@@ -40,5 +41,5 @@
 # so we just ignore them to let readprofile continue to work.
 # (At least sparc64 has __crc_ in the middle).
 
-$NM -n $1 | grep -v '\( [aUw] \)\|\(__crc_\)\|\( \$[adt]\)' > $2
+$NM -n $1 | grep -v '\( [aNUw] \)\|\(__crc_\)\|\( \$[adt]\)' > $2