diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 7ec85d567598c5047fbe00b9660c9e7fc76870cf..a6f543e0b387f631d6c9960d83cde3512cd21ef5 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;