diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index f2a84271e807..12e2aea42bb2 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2614,7 +2614,7 @@ int check(const char *_objname, bool orc)
 
 	objname = _objname;
 
-	file.elf = elf_read(objname, orc ? O_RDWR : O_RDONLY);
+	file.elf = elf_open_read(objname, orc ? O_RDWR : O_RDONLY);
 	if (!file.elf)
 		return 1;
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index fab5534c3365..453b723c89d5 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int read_relas(struct elf *elf)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct elf *elf_read(const char *name, int flags)
+struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags)
 {
 	struct elf *elf;
 	Elf_Cmd cmd;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/elf.h
index a55bcde9f1b1..5e76ac38cf99 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.h
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static inline u32 rela_hash(struct rela *rela)
 	return sec_offset_hash(rela->sec, rela->offset);
 }
 
-struct elf *elf_read(const char *name, int flags);
+struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags);
 struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name, size_t entsize, int nr);
 struct section *elf_create_rela_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *base);
 void elf_add_rela(struct elf *elf, struct rela *rela);