1 files changed, 18 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index d6199fc4870a..02c80552b078 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -391,9 +391,27 @@ open(IN, "$objdump -hdr $inputfile|") || die "error running $objdump";
 
 my $text;
 
+
+# read headers first
 my $read_headers = 1;
 
 while (<IN>) {
+
+    if ($read_headers && /$mcount_section/) {
+        #
+        # Somehow the make process can execute this script on an
+        # object twice. If it does, we would duplicate the mcount
+        # section and it will cause the function tracer self test
+        # to fail. Check if the mcount section exists, and if it does,
+        # warn and exit.
+        #
+        print STDERR "ERROR: $mcount_section already in $inputfile\n" .
+            "\tThis may be an indication that your build is corrupted.\n" .
+            "\tDelete $inputfile and try again. If the same object file\n" .
+            "\tstill causes an issue, then disable CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE.\n";
+        exit(-1);
+    }
+
     # is it a section?
     if (/$section_regex/) {
         $read_headers = 0;
@@ -434,21 +452,7 @@ while (<IN>) {
                 $offset = hex $1;
             }
         }
-    } elsif ($read_headers && /$mcount_section/) {
-        #
-        # Somehow the make process can execute this script on an
-        # object twice. If it does, we would duplicate the mcount
-        # section and it will cause the function tracer self test
-        # to fail. Check if the mcount section exists, and if it does,
-        # warn and exit.
-        #
-        print STDERR "ERROR: $mcount_section already in $inputfile\n" .
-            "\tThis may be an indication that your build is corrupted.\n" .
-            "\tDelete $inputfile and try again. If the same object file\n" .
-            "\tstill causes an issue, then disable CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE.\n";
-        exit(-1);
     }
-
     # is this a call site to mcount? If so, record it to print later
     if ($text_found && /$mcount_regex/) {
         $offsets[$#offsets + 1] = hex $1;