diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 1d0415b3391a..61fe29ae4cd4 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -433,8 +433,7 @@ reachable:
 
 static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 {
-	struct section *sec, *reloc_sec;
-	struct reloc *reloc;
+	struct section *sec;
 	struct static_call_site *site;
 	struct instruction *insn;
 	struct symbol *key_sym;
@@ -460,8 +459,7 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
-	reloc_sec = elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA);
-	if (!reloc_sec)
+	if (!elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA))
 		return -1;
 
 	idx = 0;
@@ -471,25 +469,11 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 		memset(site, 0, sizeof(struct static_call_site));
 
 		/* populate reloc for 'addr' */
-		reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
-
-		if (!reloc) {
-			perror("malloc");
+		if (elf_add_reloc_to_insn(file->elf, sec,
+					  idx * sizeof(struct static_call_site),
+					  R_X86_64_PC32,
+					  insn->sec, insn->offset))
 			return -1;
-		}
-		memset(reloc, 0, sizeof(*reloc));
-
-		insn_to_reloc_sym_addend(insn->sec, insn->offset, reloc);
-		if (!reloc->sym) {
-			WARN_FUNC("static call tramp: missing containing symbol",
-				  insn->sec, insn->offset);
-			return -1;
-		}
-
-		reloc->type = R_X86_64_PC32;
-		reloc->offset = idx * sizeof(struct static_call_site);
-		reloc->sec = reloc_sec;
-		elf_add_reloc(file->elf, reloc);
 
 		/* find key symbol */
 		key_name = strdup(insn->call_dest->name);
@@ -526,18 +510,11 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 		free(key_name);
 
 		/* populate reloc for 'key' */
-		reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
-		if (!reloc) {
-			perror("malloc");
+		if (elf_add_reloc(file->elf, sec,
+				  idx * sizeof(struct static_call_site) + 4,
+				  R_X86_64_PC32, key_sym,
+				  is_sibling_call(insn) * STATIC_CALL_SITE_TAIL))
 			return -1;
-		}
-		memset(reloc, 0, sizeof(*reloc));
-		reloc->sym = key_sym;
-		reloc->addend = is_sibling_call(insn) ? STATIC_CALL_SITE_TAIL : 0;
-		reloc->type = R_X86_64_PC32;
-		reloc->offset = idx * sizeof(struct static_call_site) + 4;
-		reloc->sec = reloc_sec;
-		elf_add_reloc(file->elf, reloc);
 
 		idx++;
 	}
@@ -547,8 +524,7 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 
 static int create_mcount_loc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 {
-	struct section *sec, *reloc_sec;
-	struct reloc *reloc;
+	struct section *sec;
 	unsigned long *loc;
 	struct instruction *insn;
 	int idx;
@@ -571,8 +547,7 @@ static int create_mcount_loc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
 
-	reloc_sec = elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA);
-	if (!reloc_sec)
+	if (!elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA))
 		return -1;
 
 	idx = 0;
@@ -581,32 +556,11 @@ static int create_mcount_loc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 		loc = (unsigned long *)sec->data->d_buf + idx;
 		memset(loc, 0, sizeof(unsigned long));
 
-		reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
-		if (!reloc) {
-			perror("malloc");
+		if (elf_add_reloc_to_insn(file->elf, sec,
+					  idx * sizeof(unsigned long),
+					  R_X86_64_64,
+					  insn->sec, insn->offset))
 			return -1;
-		}
-		memset(reloc, 0, sizeof(*reloc));
-
-		if (insn->sec->sym) {
-			reloc->sym = insn->sec->sym;
-			reloc->addend = insn->offset;
-		} else {
-			reloc->sym = find_symbol_containing(insn->sec, insn->offset);
-
-			if (!reloc->sym) {
-				WARN("missing symbol for insn at offset 0x%lx\n",
-				     insn->offset);
-				return -1;
-			}
-
-			reloc->addend = insn->offset - reloc->sym->offset;
-		}
-
-		reloc->type = R_X86_64_64;
-		reloc->offset = idx * sizeof(unsigned long);
-		reloc->sec = reloc_sec;
-		elf_add_reloc(file->elf, reloc);
 
 		idx++;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 374813eafa52..0ab52ac3f861 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -211,32 +211,6 @@ struct reloc *find_reloc_by_dest(const struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, uns
 	return find_reloc_by_dest_range(elf, sec, offset, 1);
 }
 
-void insn_to_reloc_sym_addend(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
-			      struct reloc *reloc)
-{
-	if (sec->sym) {
-		reloc->sym = sec->sym;
-		reloc->addend = offset;
-		return;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * The Clang assembler strips section symbols, so we have to reference
-	 * the function symbol instead:
-	 */
-	reloc->sym = find_symbol_containing(sec, offset);
-	if (!reloc->sym) {
-		/*
-		 * Hack alert.  This happens when we need to reference the NOP
-		 * pad insn immediately after the function.
-		 */
-		reloc->sym = find_symbol_containing(sec, offset - 1);
-	}
-
-	if (reloc->sym)
-		reloc->addend = offset - reloc->sym->offset;
-}
-
 static int read_sections(struct elf *elf)
 {
 	Elf_Scn *s = NULL;
@@ -473,14 +447,66 @@ err:
 	return -1;
 }
 
-void elf_add_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct reloc *reloc)
+int elf_add_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
+		  unsigned int type, struct symbol *sym, int addend)
 {
-	struct section *sec = reloc->sec;
+	struct reloc *reloc;
 
-	list_add_tail(&reloc->list, &sec->reloc_list);
+	reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
+	if (!reloc) {
+		perror("malloc");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	memset(reloc, 0, sizeof(*reloc));
+
+	reloc->sec = sec->reloc;
+	reloc->offset = offset;
+	reloc->type = type;
+	reloc->sym = sym;
+	reloc->addend = addend;
+
+	list_add_tail(&reloc->list, &sec->reloc->reloc_list);
 	elf_hash_add(elf->reloc_hash, &reloc->hash, reloc_hash(reloc));
 
-	sec->changed = true;
+	sec->reloc->changed = true;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int elf_add_reloc_to_insn(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
+			  unsigned long offset, unsigned int type,
+			  struct section *insn_sec, unsigned long insn_off)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	int addend;
+
+	if (insn_sec->sym) {
+		sym = insn_sec->sym;
+		addend = insn_off;
+
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * The Clang assembler strips section symbols, so we have to
+		 * reference the function symbol instead:
+		 */
+		sym = find_symbol_containing(insn_sec, insn_off);
+		if (!sym) {
+			/*
+			 * Hack alert.  This happens when we need to reference
+			 * the NOP pad insn immediately after the function.
+			 */
+			sym = find_symbol_containing(insn_sec, insn_off - 1);
+		}
+
+		if (!sym) {
+			WARN("can't find symbol containing %s+0x%lx", insn_sec->name, insn_off);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		addend = insn_off - sym->offset;
+	}
+
+	return elf_add_reloc(elf, sec, offset, type, sym, addend);
 }
 
 static int read_rel_reloc(struct section *sec, int i, struct reloc *reloc, unsigned int *symndx)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index fc576edacfc4..825ad326201d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -123,7 +123,13 @@ static inline u32 reloc_hash(struct reloc *reloc)
 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_reloc_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *base, int reltype);
-void elf_add_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct reloc *reloc);
+
+int elf_add_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
+		  unsigned int type, struct symbol *sym, int addend);
+int elf_add_reloc_to_insn(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
+			  unsigned long offset, unsigned int type,
+			  struct section *insn_sec, unsigned long insn_off);
+
 int elf_write_insn(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
 		   unsigned long offset, unsigned int len,
 		   const char *insn);
@@ -140,8 +146,6 @@ struct reloc *find_reloc_by_dest(const struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, uns
 struct reloc *find_reloc_by_dest_range(const struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
 				     unsigned long offset, unsigned int len);
 struct symbol *find_func_containing(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset);
-void insn_to_reloc_sym_addend(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
-			      struct reloc *reloc);
 
 #define for_each_sec(file, sec)						\
 	list_for_each_entry(sec, &file->elf->sections, list)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
index f5347089550e..1b57be6508f4 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
@@ -82,12 +82,11 @@ static int init_orc_entry(struct orc_entry *orc, struct cfi_state *cfi)
 }
 
 static int write_orc_entry(struct elf *elf, struct section *orc_sec,
-			   struct section *ip_rsec, unsigned int idx,
+			   struct section *ip_sec, unsigned int idx,
 			   struct section *insn_sec, unsigned long insn_off,
 			   struct orc_entry *o)
 {
 	struct orc_entry *orc;
-	struct reloc *reloc;
 
 	/* populate ORC data */
 	orc = (struct orc_entry *)orc_sec->data->d_buf + idx;
@@ -96,25 +95,9 @@ static int write_orc_entry(struct elf *elf, struct section *orc_sec,
 	orc->bp_offset = bswap_if_needed(orc->bp_offset);
 
 	/* populate reloc for ip */
-	reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
-	if (!reloc) {
-		perror("malloc");
+	if (elf_add_reloc_to_insn(elf, ip_sec, idx * sizeof(int), R_X86_64_PC32,
+				  insn_sec, insn_off))
 		return -1;
-	}
-	memset(reloc, 0, sizeof(*reloc));
-
-	insn_to_reloc_sym_addend(insn_sec, insn_off, reloc);
-	if (!reloc->sym) {
-		WARN("missing symbol for insn at offset 0x%lx",
-		     insn_off);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	reloc->type = R_X86_64_PC32;
-	reloc->offset = idx * sizeof(int);
-	reloc->sec = ip_rsec;
-
-	elf_add_reloc(elf, reloc);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -153,7 +136,7 @@ static unsigned long alt_group_len(struct alt_group *alt_group)
 
 int orc_create(struct objtool_file *file)
 {
-	struct section *sec, *ip_rsec, *orc_sec;
+	struct section *sec, *orc_sec;
 	unsigned int nr = 0, idx = 0;
 	struct orc_list_entry *entry;
 	struct list_head orc_list;
@@ -242,13 +225,12 @@ int orc_create(struct objtool_file *file)
 	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".orc_unwind_ip", 0, sizeof(int), nr);
 	if (!sec)
 		return -1;
-	ip_rsec = elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA);
-	if (!ip_rsec)
+	if (!elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA))
 		return -1;
 
 	/* Write ORC entries to sections: */
 	list_for_each_entry(entry, &orc_list, list) {
-		if (write_orc_entry(file->elf, orc_sec, ip_rsec, idx++,
+		if (write_orc_entry(file->elf, orc_sec, sec, idx++,
 				    entry->insn_sec, entry->insn_off,
 				    &entry->orc))
 			return -1;