diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 6d62ad940fce18a6c9115b8038f8ebe6384ffc23..eb180c78f440cb13454e248f07dbcc6a7180a971 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -107,6 +107,18 @@ static struct instruction *prev_insn_same_sym(struct objtool_file *file,
 	for (insn = next_insn_same_sec(file, insn); insn;		\
 	     insn = next_insn_same_sec(file, insn))
 
+static bool is_jump_table_jump(struct instruction *insn)
+{
+	struct alt_group *alt_group = insn->alt_group;
+
+	if (insn->jump_table)
+		return true;
+
+	/* Retpoline alternative for a jump table? */
+	return alt_group && alt_group->orig_group &&
+	       alt_group->orig_group->first_insn->jump_table;
+}
+
 static bool is_sibling_call(struct instruction *insn)
 {
 	/*
@@ -119,7 +131,7 @@ static bool is_sibling_call(struct instruction *insn)
 
 	/* An indirect jump is either a sibling call or a jump to a table. */
 	if (insn->type == INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC)
-		return list_empty(&insn->alts);
+		return !is_jump_table_jump(insn);
 
 	/* add_jump_destinations() sets insn->call_dest for sibling calls. */
 	return (is_static_jump(insn) && insn->call_dest);