{
 }
 
+static bool reloc2sec_off(struct reloc *reloc, struct section **sec, unsigned long *off)
+{
+       switch (reloc->sym->type) {
+       case STT_FUNC:
+               *sec = reloc->sym->sec;
+               *off = reloc->sym->offset + reloc->addend;
+               return true;
+
+       case STT_SECTION:
+               *sec = reloc->sym->sec;
+               *off = reloc->addend;
+               return true;
+
+       default:
+               return false;
+       }
+}
+
 static int get_alt_entry(struct elf *elf, struct special_entry *entry,
                         struct section *sec, int idx,
                         struct special_alt *alt)
                WARN_FUNC("can't find orig reloc", sec, offset + entry->orig);
                return -1;
        }
-       if (orig_reloc->sym->type != STT_SECTION) {
-               WARN_FUNC("don't know how to handle non-section reloc symbol %s",
+       if (!reloc2sec_off(orig_reloc, &alt->orig_sec, &alt->orig_off)) {
+               WARN_FUNC("don't know how to handle reloc symbol type: %s",
                           sec, offset + entry->orig, orig_reloc->sym->name);
                return -1;
        }
 
-       alt->orig_sec = orig_reloc->sym->sec;
-       alt->orig_off = orig_reloc->addend;
-
        if (!entry->group || alt->new_len) {
                new_reloc = find_reloc_by_dest(elf, sec, offset + entry->new);
                if (!new_reloc) {
                if (arch_is_retpoline(new_reloc->sym))
                        return 1;
 
-               alt->new_sec = new_reloc->sym->sec;
-               alt->new_off = (unsigned int)new_reloc->addend;
+               if (!reloc2sec_off(new_reloc, &alt->new_sec, &alt->new_off)) {
+                       WARN_FUNC("don't know how to handle reloc symbol type: %s",
+                                 sec, offset + entry->new, new_reloc->sym->name);
+                       return -1;
+               }
 
                /* _ASM_EXTABLE_EX hack */
                if (alt->new_off >= 0x7ffffff0)