diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index e3fc263b1b20..a85d58d6e03f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/hashtable.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/static_call_types.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 
 struct alternative {
 	struct alternative *next;
@@ -584,7 +585,7 @@ static int add_dead_ends(struct objtool_file *file)
 	struct section *rsec;
 	struct reloc *reloc;
 	struct instruction *insn;
-	s64 addend;
+	unsigned long offset;
 
 	/*
 	 * Check for manually annotated dead ends.
@@ -594,27 +595,28 @@ static int add_dead_ends(struct objtool_file *file)
 		goto reachable;
 
 	for_each_reloc(rsec, reloc) {
-
-		if (reloc->sym->type != STT_SECTION) {
+		if (reloc->sym->type == STT_SECTION) {
+			offset = reloc_addend(reloc);
+		} else if (reloc->sym->local_label) {
+			offset = reloc->sym->offset;
+		} else {
 			WARN("unexpected relocation symbol type in %s", rsec->name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		addend = reloc_addend(reloc);
-
-		insn = find_insn(file, reloc->sym->sec, addend);
+		insn = find_insn(file, reloc->sym->sec, offset);
 		if (insn)
 			insn = prev_insn_same_sec(file, insn);
-		else if (addend == reloc->sym->sec->sh.sh_size) {
+		else if (offset == reloc->sym->sec->sh.sh_size) {
 			insn = find_last_insn(file, reloc->sym->sec);
 			if (!insn) {
 				WARN("can't find unreachable insn at %s+0x%" PRIx64,
-				     reloc->sym->sec->name, addend);
+				     reloc->sym->sec->name, offset);
 				return -1;
 			}
 		} else {
 			WARN("can't find unreachable insn at %s+0x%" PRIx64,
-			     reloc->sym->sec->name, addend);
+			     reloc->sym->sec->name, offset);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -633,27 +635,28 @@ reachable:
 		return 0;
 
 	for_each_reloc(rsec, reloc) {
-
-		if (reloc->sym->type != STT_SECTION) {
+		if (reloc->sym->type == STT_SECTION) {
+			offset = reloc_addend(reloc);
+		} else if (reloc->sym->local_label) {
+			offset = reloc->sym->offset;
+		} else {
 			WARN("unexpected relocation symbol type in %s", rsec->name);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
-		addend = reloc_addend(reloc);
-
-		insn = find_insn(file, reloc->sym->sec, addend);
+		insn = find_insn(file, reloc->sym->sec, offset);
 		if (insn)
 			insn = prev_insn_same_sec(file, insn);
-		else if (addend == reloc->sym->sec->sh.sh_size) {
+		else if (offset == reloc->sym->sec->sh.sh_size) {
 			insn = find_last_insn(file, reloc->sym->sec);
 			if (!insn) {
 				WARN("can't find reachable insn at %s+0x%" PRIx64,
-				     reloc->sym->sec->name, addend);
+				     reloc->sym->sec->name, offset);
 				return -1;
 			}
 		} else {
 			WARN("can't find reachable insn at %s+0x%" PRIx64,
-			     reloc->sym->sec->name, addend);
+			     reloc->sym->sec->name, offset);
 			return -1;
 		}
 
@@ -2506,6 +2509,9 @@ static int classify_symbols(struct objtool_file *file)
 	struct symbol *func;
 
 	for_each_sym(file, func) {
+		if (func->type == STT_NOTYPE && strstarts(func->name, ".L"))
+			func->local_label = true;
+
 		if (func->bind != STB_GLOBAL)
 			continue;
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index 9f71e988eca4..2b8a69de4db8 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ struct symbol {
 	u8 profiling_func    : 1;
 	u8 warned	     : 1;
 	u8 embedded_insn     : 1;
+	u8 local_label       : 1;
 	struct list_head pv_target;
 	struct reloc *relocs;
 };