diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index e6cef5a160e7..d089c711355a 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static int read_symbols(struct elf *elf)
 			if (sym->type != STT_FUNC)
 				continue;
 			sym->pfunc = sym->cfunc = sym;
-			coldstr = strstr(sym->name, ".cold.");
+			coldstr = strstr(sym->name, ".cold");
 			if (!coldstr)
 				continue;