1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index d29baa2e063a..4889c44d71b5 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -414,7 +414,10 @@ while (<IN>) {
             $offset = hex $1;
         } else {
             # if we already have a function, and this is weak, skip it
-            if (!defined($ref_func) && !defined($weak{$text})) {
+            if (!defined($ref_func) && !defined($weak{$text}) &&
+                 # PPC64 can have symbols that start with .L and
+                 # gcc considers these special. Don't use them!
+                 $text !~ /^\.L/) {
                 $ref_func = $text;
                 $offset = hex $1;
             }