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diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 5e5db7b4d77b..472e64e95891 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -1958,6 +1958,15 @@ static int validate_retpoline(struct objtool_file *file)
if (insn->retpoline_safe)
continue;
+ /*
+ * .init.text code is ran before userspace and thus doesn't
+ * strictly need retpolines, except for modules which are
+ * loaded late, they very much do need retpoline in their
+ * .init.text
+ */
+ if (!strcmp(insn->sec->name, ".init.text") && !module)
+ continue;
+
WARN_FUNC("indirect %s found in RETPOLINE build",
insn->sec, insn->offset,
insn->type == INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC ? "jump" : "call");