diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 8d073bfd7d7f..ae0c94285124 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -236,14 +236,14 @@ static bool __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 	if (!func)
 		return false;
 
-	if (func->bind == STB_WEAK)
-		return false;
-
-	if (func->bind == STB_GLOBAL)
+	if (func->bind == STB_GLOBAL || func->bind == STB_WEAK)
 		for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(global_noreturns); i++)
 			if (!strcmp(func->name, global_noreturns[i]))
 				return true;
 
+	if (func->bind == STB_WEAK)
+		return false;
+
 	if (!func->len)
 		return false;