diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index c18eca151b6d..5b67d6150a0b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2411,13 +2411,6 @@ static int validate_section(struct objtool_file *file, struct section *sec)
 	struct insn_state state;
 	int ret, warnings = 0;
 
-	clear_insn_state(&state);
-
-	state.cfa = initial_func_cfi.cfa;
-	memcpy(&state.regs, &initial_func_cfi.regs,
-	       CFI_NUM_REGS * sizeof(struct cfi_reg));
-	state.stack_size = initial_func_cfi.cfa.offset;
-
 	list_for_each_entry(func, &sec->symbol_list, list) {
 		if (func->type != STT_FUNC)
 			continue;
@@ -2435,6 +2428,12 @@ static int validate_section(struct objtool_file *file, struct section *sec)
 		if (!insn || insn->ignore || insn->visited)
 			continue;
 
+		clear_insn_state(&state);
+		state.cfa = initial_func_cfi.cfa;
+		memcpy(&state.regs, &initial_func_cfi.regs,
+		       CFI_NUM_REGS * sizeof(struct cfi_reg));
+		state.stack_size = initial_func_cfi.cfa.offset;
+
 		state.uaccess = func->uaccess_safe;
 
 		ret = validate_branch(file, func, insn, state);