diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index d9d1c9b549477c72e5524b52177570fa1e1520d9..0d2a8e54a82eba272ac4572ed0bbb7f4e08d4f47 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@ static bool __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 		"rewind_stack_do_exit",
 	};
 
+	if (!func)
+		return false;
+
 	if (func->bind == STB_WEAK)
 		return false;
 
@@ -2071,19 +2074,16 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
-			if (insn->type == INSN_CALL) {
-				if (is_fentry_call(insn))
-					break;
-
-				if (dead_end_function(file, insn->call_dest))
-					return 0;
-			}
-
-			if (!no_fp && func && !has_valid_stack_frame(&state)) {
+			if (!no_fp && func && !is_fentry_call(insn) &&
+			    !has_valid_stack_frame(&state)) {
 				WARN_FUNC("call without frame pointer save/setup",
 					  sec, insn->offset);
 				return 1;
 			}
+
+			if (dead_end_function(file, insn->call_dest))
+				return 0;
+
 			break;
 
 		case INSN_JUMP_CONDITIONAL: