diff --git a/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/patches.armbian/Enable-creation-of-__symbols__-node.patch b/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/patches.armbian/Enable-creation-of-__symbols__-node.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ccc4db1c08fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/patches.armbian/Enable-creation-of-__symbols__-node.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+From 94bc3b4ee0c3428981416c3dd13c5e4a1312e52f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Patrick Yavitz <pyavitz@gmail.com>
+Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2024 10:14:57 -0500
+Subject: Enable creation of __symbols__ node
+
+Signed-off-by: Patrick Yavitz <pyavitz@gmail.com>
+---
+ scripts/Makefile.dtbs | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.dtbs b/scripts/Makefile.dtbs
+index 8d56c0815f33..92b758943f85 100644
+--- a/scripts/Makefile.dtbs
++++ b/scripts/Makefile.dtbs
+@@ -102,6 +102,11 @@ else
+ DTC_FLAGS += -Wunique_unit_address_if_enabled
+ endif
+ 
++ifeq ($(CONFIG_OF_OVERLAY),y)
++# enable creation of __symbols__ node
++DTC_FLAGS += -@
++endif
++
+ ifneq ($(findstring 2,$(KBUILD_EXTRA_WARN)),)
+ DTC_FLAGS += -Wnode_name_chars_strict \
+              -Wproperty_name_chars_strict \
+-- 
+2.35.3
+
diff --git a/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.armbian b/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.armbian
index 465cac58aee5..511eb980502e 100644
--- a/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.armbian
+++ b/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.armbian
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
 	patches.armbian/arm64-dts-sun50i-a64-force-mmc0-bus-width.patch
 	patches.armbian/drv-of-Device-Tree-Overlay-ConfigFS-interface.patch
 	patches.armbian/scripts-add-overlay-compilation-support.patch
+	patches.armbian/Enable-creation-of-__symbols__-node.patch
 	patches.armbian/Makefile-CONFIG_SHELL-fix-for-builddeb-packaging.patch
 	patches.armbian/arm-dts-overlay-Add-Overlays-for-sunxi.patch
 	patches.armbian/arm64-dts-allwinner-overlay-Add-Overlays-for-sunxi64.patch
diff --git a/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.conf b/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.conf
index 0bc450e0ff22..eac5868470e4 100644
--- a/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.conf
+++ b/patch/kernel/archive/sunxi-6.12/series.conf
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@
 	patches.armbian/arm64-dts-sun50i-a64-force-mmc0-bus-width.patch
 	patches.armbian/drv-of-Device-Tree-Overlay-ConfigFS-interface.patch
 	patches.armbian/scripts-add-overlay-compilation-support.patch
+	patches.armbian/Enable-creation-of-__symbols__-node.patch
 	patches.armbian/Makefile-CONFIG_SHELL-fix-for-builddeb-packaging.patch
 	patches.armbian/arm-dts-overlay-Add-Overlays-for-sunxi.patch
 	patches.armbian/arm64-dts-allwinner-overlay-Add-Overlays-for-sunxi64.patch