1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
index e8a1e69eb92c..25d803148f5c 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
@@ -122,10 +122,14 @@ static bool ignore_func(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
 
         /* check for STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD */
         if (file->whitelist && file->whitelist->rela)
-                list_for_each_entry(rela, &file->whitelist->rela->rela_list, list)
-                        if (rela->sym->sec == func->sec &&
+                list_for_each_entry(rela, &file->whitelist->rela->rela_list, list) {
+                        if (rela->sym->type == STT_SECTION &&
+                            rela->sym->sec == func->sec &&
                             rela->addend == func->offset)
                                 return true;
+                        if (rela->sym->type == STT_FUNC && rela->sym == func)
+                                return true;
+                }
 
         /* check if it has a context switching instruction */
         func_for_each_insn(file, func, insn)