diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index af889a9d55ab..eaccd7e10642 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -861,6 +861,9 @@ ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_CC
     endif
   endif
 endif
+ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_OBJTOOL
+  CC_FLAGS_USING	+= -DCC_USING_NOP_MCOUNT
+endif
 ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_RECORDMCOUNT
   ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT
     BUILD_C_RECORDMCOUNT := y
@@ -1273,6 +1276,10 @@ uapi-asm-generic:
 PHONY += prepare-objtool prepare-resolve_btfids
 prepare-objtool: $(objtool_target)
 ifeq ($(SKIP_STACK_VALIDATION),1)
+ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_OBJTOOL
+	@echo "error: Cannot generate __mcount_loc for CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE=y, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel" >&2
+	@false
+endif
 ifdef CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC
 	@echo "error: Cannot generate ORC metadata for CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC=y, please install libelf-dev, libelf-devel or elfutils-libelf-devel" >&2
 	@false
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 616a198661d6..9b8c849e1285 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ config HAVE_NOP_MCOUNT
 	help
 	  Arch supports the gcc options -pg with -mrecord-mcount and -nop-mcount
 
+config HAVE_OBJTOOL_MCOUNT
+	bool
+	help
+	  Arch supports objtool --mcount
+
 config HAVE_C_RECORDMCOUNT
 	bool
 	help
@@ -605,10 +610,18 @@ config FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_CC
 	depends on !FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
 	depends on FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 
+config FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_OBJTOOL
+	def_bool y
+	depends on HAVE_OBJTOOL_MCOUNT
+	depends on !FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
+	depends on !FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_CC
+	depends on FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
+
 config FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_RECORDMCOUNT
 	def_bool y
 	depends on !FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTRY
 	depends on !FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_CC
+	depends on !FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_OBJTOOL
 	depends on FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
 
 config TRACING_MAP
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.build b/scripts/Makefile.build
index d94fc9ab819d..59fabd9685ee 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.build
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.build
@@ -238,6 +238,9 @@ endif
 ifdef CONFIG_X86_SMAP
   objtool_args += --uaccess
 endif
+ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_OBJTOOL
+  objtool_args += --mcount
+endif
 
 # 'OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD := y': skip objtool checking for a directory
 # 'OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD_foo.o := 'y': skip objtool checking for a file