diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.h b/scripts/recordmcount.h
index f40a6af6bf40..54e35c1e5948 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.h
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.h
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@ __has_rel_mcount(Elf_Shdr const *const relhdr,  /* is SHT_REL or SHT_RELA */
 		succeed_file();
 	}
 	if (w(txthdr->sh_type) != SHT_PROGBITS ||
-	    !(w(txthdr->sh_flags) & SHF_EXECINSTR))
+	    !(_w(txthdr->sh_flags) & SHF_EXECINSTR))
 		return NULL;
 	return txtname;
 }