diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 7fc96c30b79c..f7586f82b967 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -4573,6 +4573,7 @@ static int validate_ibt(struct objtool_file *file)
 		    !strcmp(sec->name, "__jump_table")			||
 		    !strcmp(sec->name, "__mcount_loc")			||
 		    !strcmp(sec->name, ".kcfi_traps")			||
+		    !strcmp(sec->name, "__tracepoints")			||
 		    strstr(sec->name, "__patchable_function_entries"))
 			continue;