diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 6dbb9fae0f9d4f4c54e78431f84ea3e034e07f0a..e7a7ac40e0454229cd82101735d361481d3fd7ce 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ static int read_symbols(struct elf *elf)
 			if (!pfunc) {
 				WARN("%s(): can't find parent function",
 				     sym->name);
-				goto err;
+				return -1;
 			}
 
 			sym->pfunc = pfunc;