diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.h b/scripts/recordmcount.h
index 2e7793735e1451..ccfbfde615563a 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.h
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.h
@@ -326,7 +326,8 @@ static uint_t *sift_rel_mcount(uint_t *mlocp,
 		if (!mcountsym)
 			mcountsym = get_mcountsym(sym0, relp, str0);
 
-		if (mcountsym == Elf_r_sym(relp) && !is_fake_mcount(relp)) {
+		if (mcountsym && mcountsym == Elf_r_sym(relp) &&
+				!is_fake_mcount(relp)) {
 			uint_t const addend =
 				_w(_w(relp->r_offset) - recval + mcount_adjust);
 			mrelp->r_offset = _w(offbase