diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 4261f93ce06f..8932f41c387f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -954,6 +954,11 @@ static int add_call_destinations(struct objtool_file *file)
 		} else
 			insn->call_dest = reloc->sym;
 
+		if (insn->call_dest && insn->call_dest->static_call_tramp) {
+			list_add_tail(&insn->static_call_node,
+				      &file->static_call_list);
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Many compilers cannot disable KCOV with a function attribute
 		 * so they need a little help, NOP out any KCOV calls from noinstr
@@ -1668,6 +1673,9 @@ static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Must be before add_{jump_call}_destination.
+	 */
 	ret = read_static_call_tramps(file);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -1680,6 +1688,10 @@ static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	/*
+	 * Must be before add_call_destination(); it changes INSN_CALL to
+	 * INSN_JUMP.
+	 */
 	ret = read_intra_function_calls(file);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -2534,11 +2546,6 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			if (dead_end_function(file, insn->call_dest))
 				return 0;
 
-			if (insn->type == INSN_CALL && insn->call_dest->static_call_tramp) {
-				list_add_tail(&insn->static_call_node,
-					      &file->static_call_list);
-			}
-
 			break;
 
 		case INSN_JUMP_CONDITIONAL: