diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 90226791df6b5322514f7cac46d85198a8d40548..7325d89ccad93dec63603d850da0d7a6f50f863a 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -1959,7 +1959,8 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct instruction *first,
 			return 1;
 		}
 
-		func = insn->func ? insn->func->pfunc : NULL;
+		if (insn->func)
+			func = insn->func->pfunc;
 
 		if (func && insn->ignore) {
 			WARN_FUNC("BUG: why am I validating an ignored function?",