diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
index 9b3ba2df71c7..4f0afce8428d 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.c
@@ -6935,7 +6935,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(mpt_clear_taskmgmt_in_progress_flag);
  *	@ioc: Pointer to MPT_ADAPTER structure
  *
  **/
-void
+void __noreturn
 mpt_halt_firmware(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc)
 {
 	u32	 ioc_raw_state;
diff --git a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h
index 4bd0682c65d3..0f226cdad64f 100644
--- a/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h
+++ b/drivers/message/fusion/mptbase.h
@@ -945,7 +945,7 @@ extern int	mpt_raid_phys_disk_get_num_paths(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc,
 		u8 phys_disk_num);
 extern int	 mpt_set_taskmgmt_in_progress_flag(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc);
 extern void	 mpt_clear_taskmgmt_in_progress_flag(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc);
-extern void     mpt_halt_firmware(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc);
+extern void __noreturn mpt_halt_firmware(MPT_ADAPTER *ioc);
 
 
 /*
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 724a63bdc412..e1b01ea6ad1b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ static bool __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 		"lbug_with_loc",
 		"machine_real_restart",
 		"make_task_dead",
+		"mpt_halt_firmware",
 		"nmi_panic_self_stop",
 		"panic",
 		"panic_smp_self_stop",