diff --git a/crypto/fips140-defs.h b/crypto/fips140-defs.h
index 9005f9513308..d3f62e3c3f37 100644
--- a/crypto/fips140-defs.h
+++ b/crypto/fips140-defs.h
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
  * related macros to be expanded as they would be for built-in code; e.g.,
  * module_init() adds the function to the .initcalls section of the binary.
  *
- * The .c file that contains the real module_init() for fips140.ko is then
- * responsible for redefining MODULE, and the real module_init() is responsible
- * for executing all the initcalls that were collected into .initcalls.
+ * The .c files that contain the real module_init, module license, and module
+ * parameters for fips140.ko are then responsible for redefining MODULE.  The
+ * real module_init executes all initcalls that were collected into .initcalls.
  */
 #undef MODULE
 
diff --git a/crypto/fips140-eval-testing.c b/crypto/fips140-eval-testing.c
index ea3cd653983a..fdc786884d11 100644
--- a/crypto/fips140-eval-testing.c
+++ b/crypto/fips140-eval-testing.c
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@
        __inline_maybe_unused notrace
 #undef BUILD_FIPS140_KO
 
+/*
+ * Since this .c file contains real module parameters for fips140.ko, it needs
+ * to be compiled normally, so undo the hacks that were done in fips140-defs.h.
+ */
+#define MODULE
+#undef KBUILD_MODFILE
+#undef __DISABLE_EXPORTS
+
 #include <linux/cdev.h>
 #include <linux/fs.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>