diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 14daf6a27d9f..9bb04fddd3c8 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -810,17 +810,28 @@ static int add_switch_table(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
 	struct rela *rela = table;
 	struct instruction *alt_insn;
 	struct alternative *alt;
+	struct symbol *pfunc = insn->func->pfunc;
+	unsigned int prev_offset = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_from(rela, &file->rodata->rela->rela_list, list) {
 		if (rela == next_table)
 			break;
 
+		/* Make sure the switch table entries are consecutive: */
+		if (prev_offset && rela->offset != prev_offset + 8)
+			break;
+
+		/* Detect function pointers from contiguous objects: */
+		if (rela->sym->sec == pfunc->sec &&
+		    rela->addend == pfunc->offset)
+			break;
+
 		alt_insn = find_insn(file, rela->sym->sec, rela->addend);
 		if (!alt_insn)
 			break;
 
 		/* Make sure the jmp dest is in the function or subfunction: */
-		if (alt_insn->func->pfunc != insn->func->pfunc)
+		if (alt_insn->func->pfunc != pfunc)
 			break;
 
 		alt = malloc(sizeof(*alt));
@@ -831,6 +842,13 @@ static int add_switch_table(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *insn,
 
 		alt->insn = alt_insn;
 		list_add_tail(&alt->list, &insn->alts);
+		prev_offset = rela->offset;
+	}
+
+	if (!prev_offset) {
+		WARN_FUNC("can't find switch jump table",
+			  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+		return -1;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
@@ -887,7 +905,9 @@ static struct rela *find_switch_table(struct objtool_file *file,
 	struct instruction *orig_insn = insn;
 
 	text_rela = find_rela_by_dest_range(insn->sec, insn->offset, insn->len);
-	if (text_rela && text_rela->sym == file->rodata->sym) {
+	if (text_rela && text_rela->sym == file->rodata->sym &&
+	    !find_symbol_containing(file->rodata, text_rela->addend)) {
+
 		/* case 1 */
 		rodata_rela = find_rela_by_dest(file->rodata,
 						text_rela->addend);