diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 95bef3d87d4d3..30c81c0f17b23 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2698,12 +2698,17 @@ static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static bool is_fentry_call(struct instruction *insn)
+static bool is_special_call(struct instruction *insn)
 {
-	if (insn->type == INSN_CALL &&
-	    insn_call_dest(insn) &&
-	    insn_call_dest(insn)->fentry)
-		return true;
+	if (insn->type == INSN_CALL) {
+		struct symbol *dest = insn_call_dest(insn);
+
+		if (!dest)
+			return false;
+
+		if (dest->fentry || dest->embedded_insn)
+			return true;
+	}
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -3701,7 +3706,7 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
-			if (opts.stackval && func && !is_fentry_call(insn) &&
+			if (opts.stackval && func && !is_special_call(insn) &&
 			    !has_valid_stack_frame(&state)) {
 				WARN_INSN(insn, "call without frame pointer save/setup");
 				return 1;