diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/livepatch.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/livepatch.c
index a21c3f79d3cc1e20138a4cfd93344017e9446ccb..71b99400c388f14bea35fe4e7dd3a84c6b2716a3 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/livepatch.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/livepatch.c
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ static int klp_check_activeness_func(struct stackframe *frame, void *data)
 	for (obj = patch->objs; obj->funcs; obj++) {
 		for (func = obj->funcs; func->old_name; func++) {
 			if (args->enable) {
+				if (func->force)
+					continue;
 				func_addr = func->old_addr;
 				func_size = func->old_size;
 			} else {
diff --git a/include/linux/livepatch.h b/include/linux/livepatch.h
index 70b081a691e44a469ac86539bf98b7473b3953b6..2863ab1183210edcf8bf8fbf271ed0d6f4b42c30 100644
--- a/include/linux/livepatch.h
+++ b/include/linux/livepatch.h
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ struct klp_func {
 	 * in kallsyms for the given object is used.
 	 */
 	unsigned long old_sympos;
+	int force;
 
 	/* internal */
 	unsigned long old_addr;