diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index e36a818a2fed..7a47ff9d39f7 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ static const char *uaccess_safe_builtin[] = {
 	"__asan_report_store16_noabort",
 	/* KCOV */
 	"write_comp_data",
+	"check_kcov_mode",
 	"__sanitizer_cov_trace_pc",
 	"__sanitizer_cov_trace_const_cmp1",
 	"__sanitizer_cov_trace_const_cmp2",