1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index a7360c379cba..eeaf57476820 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -576,11 +576,11 @@ static void check_sec_ref(struct module *mod, const char *modname,
                         r.r_offset = TO_NATIVE(rela->r_offset);
                         r.r_info   = TO_NATIVE(rela->r_info);
                         sym = elf->symtab_start + ELF_R_SYM(r.r_info);
-                        secname = secstrings + sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
                         /* Skip special sections */
                         if (sym->st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE)
                                 continue;
 
+                        secname = secstrings + sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
                         if (section(secname))
                                 warn_sec_mismatch(modname, name, elf, sym, r);
                 }