diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index c6ab445..5f8d3ee 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -467,13 +467,20 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
 
 		/* populate reloc for 'addr' */
 		reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
+
 		if (!reloc) {
 			perror("malloc");
 			return -1;
 		}
 		memset(reloc, 0, sizeof(*reloc));
-		reloc->sym = insn->sec->sym;
-		reloc->addend = insn->offset;
+
+		insn_to_reloc_sym_addend(insn->sec, insn->offset, reloc);
+		if (!reloc->sym) {
+			WARN_FUNC("static call tramp: missing containing symbol",
+				  insn->sec, insn->offset);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
 		reloc->type = R_X86_64_PC32;
 		reloc->offset = idx * sizeof(struct static_call_site);
 		reloc->sec = reloc_sec;