diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index b11c25a715ac..eaf681557096 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -677,11 +677,14 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->static_call_list, call_node)
 		idx++;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".static_call_sites", SHF_WRITE,
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".static_call_sites",
 				 sizeof(struct static_call_site), idx);
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
+	/* Allow modules to set the low bits of static_call_site::key */
+	sec->sh.sh_flags |= SHF_WRITE;
+
 	idx = 0;
 	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->static_call_list, call_node) {
 
@@ -763,7 +766,7 @@ static int create_retpoline_sites_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (!idx)
 		return 0;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".retpoline_sites", 0,
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".retpoline_sites",
 				 sizeof(int), idx);
 	if (!sec) {
 		WARN("elf_create_section: .retpoline_sites");
@@ -809,7 +812,7 @@ static int create_return_sites_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (!idx)
 		return 0;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".return_sites", 0,
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".return_sites",
 				 sizeof(int), idx);
 	if (!sec) {
 		WARN("elf_create_section: .return_sites");
@@ -861,7 +864,7 @@ static int create_ibt_endbr_seal_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (!idx)
 		return 0;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".ibt_endbr_seal", 0,
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".ibt_endbr_seal",
 				 sizeof(int), idx);
 	if (!sec) {
 		WARN("elf_create_section: .ibt_endbr_seal");
@@ -920,7 +923,7 @@ static int create_cfi_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 		idx++;
 	}
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".cfi_sites", 0, sizeof(unsigned int), idx);
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".cfi_sites", sizeof(unsigned int), idx);
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -968,7 +971,7 @@ static int create_mcount_loc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, call_node)
 		idx++;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, "__mcount_loc", 0, addrsize, idx);
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, "__mcount_loc", addrsize, idx);
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1013,7 +1016,7 @@ static int create_direct_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->call_list, call_node)
 		idx++;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".call_sites", 0, sizeof(unsigned int), idx);
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".call_sites", sizeof(unsigned int), idx);
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 500e92979a31..7598c0a2633d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -1059,7 +1059,7 @@ static int elf_add_string(struct elf *elf, struct section *strtab, char *str)
 }
 
 struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
-				   unsigned int sh_flags, size_t entsize, int nr)
+				   size_t entsize, int nr)
 {
 	struct section *sec, *shstrtab;
 	size_t size = entsize * nr;
@@ -1117,7 +1117,7 @@ struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
 	sec->sh.sh_entsize = entsize;
 	sec->sh.sh_type = SHT_PROGBITS;
 	sec->sh.sh_addralign = 1;
-	sec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC | sh_flags;
+	sec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC;
 
 	/* Add section name to .shstrtab (or .strtab for Clang) */
 	shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab");
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ static struct section *elf_create_rel_reloc_section(struct elf *elf, struct sect
 	strcpy(relocname, ".rel");
 	strcat(relocname, base->name);
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(elf, relocname, 0, sizeof(GElf_Rel), 0);
+	sec = elf_create_section(elf, relocname, sizeof(GElf_Rel), 0);
 	free(relocname);
 	if (!sec)
 		return NULL;
@@ -1185,9 +1185,9 @@ static struct section *elf_create_rela_reloc_section(struct elf *elf, struct sec
 	strcat(relocname, base->name);
 
 	if (addrsize == sizeof(u32))
-		sec = elf_create_section(elf, relocname, 0, sizeof(Elf32_Rela), 0);
+		sec = elf_create_section(elf, relocname, sizeof(Elf32_Rela), 0);
 	else
-		sec = elf_create_section(elf, relocname, 0, sizeof(GElf_Rela), 0);
+		sec = elf_create_section(elf, relocname, sizeof(GElf_Rela), 0);
 	free(relocname);
 	if (!sec)
 		return NULL;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index b24f83e7ca34..2c28aeeb3cb2 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ struct elf {
 };
 
 struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags);
-struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name, unsigned int sh_flags, size_t entsize, int nr);
+struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name, size_t entsize, int nr);
 
 struct symbol *elf_create_prefix_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *orig, long size);
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
index 48efd1e2f00d..d5f750be7d7d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
@@ -237,12 +237,12 @@ int orc_create(struct objtool_file *file)
 		WARN("file already has .orc_unwind section, skipping");
 		return -1;
 	}
-	orc_sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".orc_unwind", 0,
+	orc_sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".orc_unwind",
 				     sizeof(struct orc_entry), nr);
 	if (!orc_sec)
 		return -1;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".orc_unwind_ip", 0, sizeof(int), nr);
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".orc_unwind_ip", sizeof(int), nr);
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;