1 files changed, 1 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.h b/scripts/recordmcount.h
index ac7b3303cb31..7f8d5c4c780f 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.h
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.h
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ __has_rel_mcount(Elf_Shdr const *const relhdr,  /* is SHT_REL or SHT_RELA */
                 succeed_file();
         }
         if (w(txthdr->sh_type) != SHT_PROGBITS ||
+            !(w(txthdr->sh_flags) & SHF_EXECINSTR) ||
             !is_mcounted_section_name(txtname))
                 return NULL;
         return txtname;