diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 472e64e95891..46c1d239cc1b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -925,7 +925,11 @@ static struct rela *find_switch_table(struct objtool_file *file,
 		if (find_symbol_containing(file->rodata, text_rela->addend))
 			continue;
 
-		return find_rela_by_dest(file->rodata, text_rela->addend);
+		rodata_rela = find_rela_by_dest(file->rodata, text_rela->addend);
+		if (!rodata_rela)
+			continue;
+
+		return rodata_rela;
 	}
 
 	return NULL;