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diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 548ec3cd7c00..c4c2f75eadfd 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -3620,6 +3620,18 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
}
if (!save_insn->visited) {
+ /*
+ * If the restore hint insn is at the
+ * beginning of a basic block and was
+ * branched to from elsewhere, and the
+ * save insn hasn't been visited yet,
+ * defer following this branch for now.
+ * It will be seen later via the
+ * straight-line path.
+ */
+ if (!prev_insn)
+ return 0;
+
WARN_INSN(insn, "objtool isn't smart enough to handle this CFI save/restore combo");
return 1;
}