diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 5d64b673da2d..700984e7f5ba 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static bool __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 		return false;
 
 	insn = find_insn(file, func->sec, func->offset);
-	if (!insn->func)
+	if (!insn || !insn->func)
 		return false;
 
 	func_for_each_insn(file, func, insn) {