diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
index 34b153cbd4ac..506928b06af5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
@@ -196,6 +196,10 @@ static int __apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
 			val -= (u64)loc;
 			write(loc, &val, 8);
 			break;
+		case R_X86_64_8:
+			if (!strncmp(strtab + sym->st_name, "__typeid__", 10))
+				break;
+			/* fallthrough */
 		default:
 			pr_err("%s: Unknown rela relocation: %llu\n",
 			       me->name, ELF64_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info));