diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
index 4cfdbb5b696783cbeb097f04220c180e7e87e82a..066086dd59a8017e293993a50d2f432d47441cfe 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
@@ -805,11 +805,20 @@ static struct rela *find_switch_table(struct objtool_file *file,
 		     insn->jump_dest->offset > orig_insn->offset))
 		    break;
 
+		/* look for a relocation which references .rodata */
 		text_rela = find_rela_by_dest_range(insn->sec, insn->offset,
 						    insn->len);
-		if (text_rela && text_rela->sym == file->rodata->sym)
-			return find_rela_by_dest(file->rodata,
-						 text_rela->addend);
+		if (!text_rela || text_rela->sym != file->rodata->sym)
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * Make sure the .rodata address isn't associated with a
+		 * symbol.  gcc jump tables are anonymous data.
+		 */
+		if (find_symbol_containing(file->rodata, text_rela->addend))
+			continue;
+
+		return find_rela_by_dest(file->rodata, text_rela->addend);
 	}
 
 	return NULL;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 0d7983ac63ef9e300110d9a6ec6771a75378784e..d897702ce7427804da2c09387f674077f22accc5 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -85,6 +85,18 @@ struct symbol *find_symbol_by_offset(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+struct symbol *find_symbol_containing(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &sec->symbol_list, list)
+		if (sym->type != STT_SECTION &&
+		    offset >= sym->offset && offset < sym->offset + sym->len)
+			return sym;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 struct rela *find_rela_by_dest_range(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
 				     unsigned int len)
 {
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/elf.h
index aa1ff6596684f9304d0dd4bd3165f819b4dcdaf7..731973e1a3f5eb6bb1d6e67890c54c1440f237f3 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.h
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ struct elf {
 struct elf *elf_open(const char *name);
 struct section *find_section_by_name(struct elf *elf, const char *name);
 struct symbol *find_symbol_by_offset(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset);
+struct symbol *find_symbol_containing(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset);
 struct rela *find_rela_by_dest(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset);
 struct rela *find_rela_by_dest_range(struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
 				     unsigned int len);