diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
index 7225107a9aaf..e59022b3f125 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
@@ -434,6 +434,11 @@ static int arm_is_fake_mcount(Elf32_Rel const *rp)
 	return 1;
 }
 
+static int arm64_is_fake_mcount(Elf64_Rel const *rp)
+{
+	return ELF64_R_TYPE(w(rp->r_info)) != R_AARCH64_CALL26;
+}
+
 /* 64-bit EM_MIPS has weird ELF64_Rela.r_info.
  * http://techpubs.sgi.com/library/manuals/4000/007-4658-001/pdf/007-4658-001.pdf
  * We interpret Table 29 Relocation Operation (Elf64_Rel, Elf64_Rela) [p.40]
@@ -547,6 +552,7 @@ static int do_file(char const *const fname)
 		make_nop = make_nop_arm64;
 		rel_type_nop = R_AARCH64_NONE;
 		ideal_nop = ideal_nop4_arm64;
+		is_fake_mcount64 = arm64_is_fake_mcount;
 		break;
 	case EM_IA_64:	reltype = R_IA64_IMM64; break;
 	case EM_MIPS:	/* reltype: e_class    */ break;