diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index 0133dfaaf352..3e8dea6e0a95 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -195,13 +195,13 @@ static struct sym_entry *read_symbol(FILE *in)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (is_ignored_symbol(name, type))
-		return NULL;
-
-	/* Ignore most absolute/undefined (?) symbols. */
 	if (strcmp(name, "_text") == 0)
 		_text = addr;
 
+	/* Ignore most absolute/undefined (?) symbols. */
+	if (is_ignored_symbol(name, type))
+		return NULL;
+
 	check_symbol_range(name, addr, text_ranges, ARRAY_SIZE(text_ranges));
 	check_symbol_range(name, addr, &percpu_range, 1);