diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.h b/scripts/recordmcount.h
index 4be60364a405..f40a6af6bf40 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.h
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.h
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
 #undef ELF_R_INFO
 #undef Elf_r_info
 #undef ELF_ST_BIND
+#undef ELF_ST_TYPE
 #undef fn_ELF_R_SYM
 #undef fn_ELF_R_INFO
 #undef uint_t
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
 # define ELF_R_INFO		ELF64_R_INFO
 # define Elf_r_info		Elf64_r_info
 # define ELF_ST_BIND		ELF64_ST_BIND
+# define ELF_ST_TYPE		ELF64_ST_TYPE
 # define fn_ELF_R_SYM		fn_ELF64_R_SYM
 # define fn_ELF_R_INFO		fn_ELF64_R_INFO
 # define uint_t			uint64_t
@@ -108,6 +110,7 @@
 # define ELF_R_INFO		ELF32_R_INFO
 # define Elf_r_info		Elf32_r_info
 # define ELF_ST_BIND		ELF32_ST_BIND
+# define ELF_ST_TYPE		ELF32_ST_TYPE
 # define fn_ELF_R_SYM		fn_ELF32_R_SYM
 # define fn_ELF_R_INFO		fn_ELF32_R_INFO
 # define uint_t			uint32_t
@@ -427,6 +430,11 @@ static unsigned find_secsym_ndx(unsigned const txtndx,
 		if (txtndx == w2(symp->st_shndx)
 			/* avoid STB_WEAK */
 		    && (STB_LOCAL == st_bind || STB_GLOBAL == st_bind)) {
+			/* function symbols on ARM have quirks, avoid them */
+			if (w2(ehdr->e_machine) == EM_ARM
+			    && ELF_ST_TYPE(symp->st_info) == STT_FUNC)
+				continue;
+
 			*recvalp = _w(symp->st_value);
 			return symp - sym0;
 		}