diff --git a/kpatch-build/kpatch-gcc b/kpatch-build/kpatch-gcc
index e91f4b2..35f479f 100755
--- a/kpatch-build/kpatch-gcc
+++ b/kpatch-build/kpatch-gcc
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ if [[ "$TOOLCHAINCMD" = "gcc" ]] ; then
 				arch/x86/entry/vdso/*|\
 				drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/*|\
 				arch/powerpc/kernel/prom_init.o|\
-				*.*.o)
+				.*.o|\
+				*/.lib_exports.o)
 					break
 					;;
 				*.o)