diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index bae6b261481db..ccf5580442d29 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static bool __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 		return false;
 
 	insn = find_insn(file, func->sec, func->offset);
-	if (!insn->func)
+	if (!insn || !insn->func)
 		return false;
 
 	func_for_each_insn_all(file, func, insn) {