diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 01b064b6182d..a70f3811918b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -870,18 +870,27 @@ static void remove_insn_ops(struct instruction *insn)
 	}
 }
 
-static void add_call_dest(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
-			  struct symbol *dest, bool sibling)
+static void annotate_call_site(struct objtool_file *file,
+			       struct instruction *insn, bool sibling)
 {
 	struct reloc *reloc = insn_reloc(file, insn);
+	struct symbol *sym = insn->call_dest;
 
-	insn->call_dest = dest;
-	if (!dest)
+	if (!sym)
+		sym = reloc->sym;
+
+	/*
+	 * Alternative replacement code is just template code which is
+	 * sometimes copied to the original instruction. For now, don't
+	 * annotate it. (In the future we might consider annotating the
+	 * original instruction if/when it ever makes sense to do so.)
+	 */
+	if (!strcmp(insn->sec->name, ".altinstr_replacement"))
 		return;
 
-	if (insn->call_dest->static_call_tramp) {
-		list_add_tail(&insn->call_node,
-			      &file->static_call_list);
+	if (sym->static_call_tramp) {
+		list_add_tail(&insn->call_node, &file->static_call_list);
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -889,7 +898,7 @@ static void add_call_dest(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
 	 * so they need a little help, NOP out any KCOV calls from noinstr
 	 * text.
 	 */
-	if (insn->sec->noinstr && insn->call_dest->kcov) {
+	if (insn->sec->noinstr && sym->kcov) {
 		if (reloc) {
 			reloc->type = R_NONE;
 			elf_write_reloc(file->elf, reloc);
@@ -901,7 +910,16 @@ static void add_call_dest(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
 			               : arch_nop_insn(insn->len));
 
 		insn->type = sibling ? INSN_RETURN : INSN_NOP;
+		return;
 	}
+}
+
+static void add_call_dest(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
+			  struct symbol *dest, bool sibling)
+{
+	insn->call_dest = dest;
+	if (!dest)
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * Whatever stack impact regular CALLs have, should be undone
@@ -911,6 +929,8 @@ static void add_call_dest(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
 	 * are converted to JUMP, see read_intra_function_calls().
 	 */
 	remove_insn_ops(insn);
+
+	annotate_call_site(file, insn, sibling);
 }
 
 /*