diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index dfd67243faac..71a24fd46dbd 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -1367,7 +1367,7 @@ static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 
 static bool is_fentry_call(struct instruction *insn)
 {
-	if (insn->type == INSN_CALL &&
+	if (insn->type == INSN_CALL && insn->call_dest &&
 	    insn->call_dest->type == STT_NOTYPE &&
 	    !strcmp(insn->call_dest->name, "__fentry__"))
 		return true;