diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 1d58cc5ca6e8..965c055aa808 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2079,12 +2079,17 @@ 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->call_dest->fentry)
-		return true;
+	if (insn->type == INSN_CALL) {
+		struct symbol *dest = insn->call_dest;
+
+		if (!dest)
+			return false;
+
+		if (dest->fentry)
+			return true;
+	}
 
 	return false;
 }
@@ -2958,7 +2963,7 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;
 
-			if (!no_fp && func && !is_fentry_call(insn) &&
+			if (!no_fp && func && !is_special_call(insn) &&
 			    !has_valid_stack_frame(&state)) {
 				WARN_FUNC("call without frame pointer save/setup",
 					  sec, insn->offset);