diff --git a/kernel/jump_label.c b/kernel/jump_label.c
index 0bfa10f4410c..24f0d3b1526b 100644
--- a/kernel/jump_label.c
+++ b/kernel/jump_label.c
@@ -384,23 +384,30 @@ static enum jump_label_type jump_label_type(struct jump_entry *entry)
 	return enabled ^ branch;
 }
 
+static bool jump_label_can_update(struct jump_entry *entry, bool init)
+{
+	/*
+	 * Cannot update code that was in an init text area.
+	 */
+	if (!init && jump_entry_is_init(entry))
+		return false;
+
+	if (!kernel_text_address(jump_entry_code(entry))) {
+		WARN_ONCE(1, "can't patch jump_label at %pS", (void *)jump_entry_code(entry));
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 static void __jump_label_update(struct static_key *key,
 				struct jump_entry *entry,
 				struct jump_entry *stop,
 				bool init)
 {
 	for (; (entry < stop) && (jump_entry_key(entry) == key); entry++) {
-		/*
-		 * An entry->code of 0 indicates an entry which has been
-		 * disabled because it was in an init text area.
-		 */
-		if (init || !jump_entry_is_init(entry)) {
-			if (kernel_text_address(jump_entry_code(entry)))
-				arch_jump_label_transform(entry, jump_label_type(entry));
-			else
-				WARN_ONCE(1, "can't patch jump_label at %pS",
-					  (void *)jump_entry_code(entry));
-		}
+		if (jump_label_can_update(entry, init))
+			arch_jump_label_transform(entry, jump_label_type(entry));
 	}
 }