diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index c9efb67c6ecb..14a50c8d3f34 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -74,16 +74,6 @@ static void usage(void)
 	exit(1);
 }
 
-/*
- * This ignores the intensely annoying "mapping symbols" found
- * in ARM ELF files: $a, $t and $d.
- */
-static int is_arm_mapping_symbol(const char *str)
-{
-	return str[0] == '$' && strchr("axtd", str[1])
-	       && (str[2] == '\0' || str[2] == '.');
-}
-
 static int check_symbol_range(const char *sym, unsigned long long addr,
 			      struct addr_range *ranges, int entries)
 {
@@ -139,10 +129,13 @@ static int read_symbol(FILE *in, struct sym_entry *s)
 			return -1;
 
 	}
-	else if (toupper(stype) == 'U' ||
-		 is_arm_mapping_symbol(sym))
+	else if (toupper(stype) == 'U')
 		return -1;
-	/* exclude also MIPS ELF local symbols ($L123 instead of .L123) */
+	/*
+	 * Ignore generated symbols such as:
+	 *  - mapping symbols in ARM ELF files ($a, $t, and $d)
+	 *  - MIPS ELF local symbols ($L123 instead of .L123)
+	 */
 	else if (sym[0] == '$')
 		return -1;
 	/* exclude debugging symbols */