diff --git a/include/linux/livepatch.h b/include/linux/livepatch.h
index bd830d590465..90843ccb7852 100644
--- a/include/linux/livepatch.h
+++ b/include/linux/livepatch.h
@@ -124,10 +124,12 @@ struct klp_patch {
 };
 
 #define klp_for_each_object(patch, obj) \
-	for (obj = patch->objs; obj->funcs; obj++)
+	for (obj = patch->objs; obj->funcs || obj->name; obj++)
 
 #define klp_for_each_func(obj, func) \
-	for (func = obj->funcs; func->old_name; func++)
+	for (func = obj->funcs; \
+	     func->old_name || func->new_func || func->old_sympos; \
+	     func++)
 
 int klp_register_patch(struct klp_patch *);
 int klp_unregister_patch(struct klp_patch *);
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index d68fbf63b083..ddef649a2914 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -683,6 +683,9 @@ static void klp_free_patch(struct klp_patch *patch)
 
 static int klp_init_func(struct klp_object *obj, struct klp_func *func)
 {
+	if (!func->old_name || !func->new_func)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&func->stack_node);
 	func->state = KLP_DISABLED;