diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
index 41e4a2754da4..4c0dabd28000 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
@@ -88,11 +88,6 @@ static int create_orc_entry(struct elf *elf, struct section *u_sec, struct secti
 	struct orc_entry *orc;
 	struct rela *rela;
 
-	if (!insn_sec->sym) {
-		WARN("missing symbol for section %s", insn_sec->name);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
 	/* populate ORC data */
 	orc = (struct orc_entry *)u_sec->data->d_buf + idx;
 	memcpy(orc, o, sizeof(*orc));
@@ -105,8 +100,32 @@ static int create_orc_entry(struct elf *elf, struct section *u_sec, struct secti
 	}
 	memset(rela, 0, sizeof(*rela));
 
-	rela->sym = insn_sec->sym;
-	rela->addend = insn_off;
+	if (insn_sec->sym) {
+		rela->sym = insn_sec->sym;
+		rela->addend = insn_off;
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * The Clang assembler doesn't produce section symbols, so we
+		 * have to reference the function symbol instead:
+		 */
+		rela->sym = find_symbol_containing(insn_sec, insn_off);
+		if (!rela->sym) {
+			/*
+			 * Hack alert.  This happens when we need to reference
+			 * the NOP pad insn immediately after the function.
+			 */
+			rela->sym = find_symbol_containing(insn_sec,
+							   insn_off - 1);
+		}
+		if (!rela->sym) {
+			WARN("missing symbol for insn at offset 0x%lx\n",
+			     insn_off);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		rela->addend = insn_off - rela->sym->offset;
+	}
+
 	rela->type = R_X86_64_PC32;
 	rela->offset = idx * sizeof(int);
 	rela->sec = ip_relasec;