diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
index 7a44174967b5..71595cf4946d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 #include "builtin.h"
 #include "objtool.h"
 
-bool no_fp, no_unreachable, retpoline, module, backtrace, uaccess, stats, validate_dup, vmlinux;
+bool no_fp, no_unreachable, retpoline, module, backtrace, uaccess, stats, validate_dup, vmlinux, mcount;
 
 static const char * const check_usage[] = {
 	"objtool check [<options>] file.o",
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ const struct option check_options[] = {
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('s', "stats", &stats, "print statistics"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('d', "duplicate", &validate_dup, "duplicate validation for vmlinux.o"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('l', "vmlinux", &vmlinux, "vmlinux.o validation"),
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('M', "mcount", &mcount, "generate __mcount_loc"),
 	OPT_END(),
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin.h b/tools/objtool/builtin.h
index 85c979caa367..94565a72b701 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 #include <subcmd/parse-options.h>
 
 extern const struct option check_options[];
-extern bool no_fp, no_unreachable, retpoline, module, backtrace, uaccess, stats, validate_dup, vmlinux;
+extern bool no_fp, no_unreachable, retpoline, module, backtrace, uaccess, stats, validate_dup, vmlinux, mcount;
 
 extern int cmd_check(int argc, const char **argv);
 extern int cmd_orc(int argc, const char **argv);
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 90a66891441a..ff0cd4d27d40 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -433,6 +433,65 @@ static int add_dead_ends(struct objtool_file *file)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int create_mcount_loc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
+{
+	struct section *sec, *reloc_sec;
+	struct reloc *reloc;
+	unsigned long *loc;
+	struct instruction *insn;
+	int idx;
+
+	sec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, "__mcount_loc");
+	if (sec) {
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file->mcount_loc_list);
+		WARN("file already has __mcount_loc section, skipping");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (list_empty(&file->mcount_loc_list))
+		return 0;
+
+	idx = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, mcount_loc_node)
+		idx++;
+
+	sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, "__mcount_loc", sizeof(unsigned long), idx);
+	if (!sec)
+		return -1;
+
+	reloc_sec = elf_create_reloc_section(file->elf, sec, SHT_RELA);
+	if (!reloc_sec)
+		return -1;
+
+	idx = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(insn, &file->mcount_loc_list, mcount_loc_node) {
+
+		loc = (unsigned long *)sec->data->d_buf + idx;
+		memset(loc, 0, sizeof(unsigned long));
+
+		reloc = malloc(sizeof(*reloc));
+		if (!reloc) {
+			perror("malloc");
+			return -1;
+		}
+		memset(reloc, 0, sizeof(*reloc));
+
+		reloc->sym = insn->sec->sym;
+		reloc->addend = insn->offset;
+		reloc->type = R_X86_64_64;
+		reloc->offset = idx * sizeof(unsigned long);
+		reloc->sec = reloc_sec;
+		elf_add_reloc(file->elf, reloc);
+
+		idx++;
+	}
+
+	if (elf_rebuild_reloc_section(file->elf, reloc_sec))
+		return -1;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Warnings shouldn't be reported for ignored functions.
  */
@@ -784,6 +843,22 @@ static int add_call_destinations(struct objtool_file *file)
 			insn->type = INSN_NOP;
 		}
 
+		if (mcount && !strcmp(insn->call_dest->name, "__fentry__")) {
+			if (reloc) {
+				reloc->type = R_NONE;
+				elf_write_reloc(file->elf, reloc);
+			}
+
+			elf_write_insn(file->elf, insn->sec,
+				       insn->offset, insn->len,
+				       arch_nop_insn(insn->len));
+
+			insn->type = INSN_NOP;
+
+			list_add_tail(&insn->mcount_loc_node,
+				      &file->mcount_loc_list);
+		}
+
 		/*
 		 * Whatever stack impact regular CALLs have, should be undone
 		 * by the RETURN of the called function.
@@ -2791,6 +2866,7 @@ int check(const char *_objname, bool orc)
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file.insn_list);
 	hash_init(file.insn_hash);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&file.mcount_loc_list);
 	file.c_file = !vmlinux && find_section_by_name(file.elf, ".comment");
 	file.ignore_unreachables = no_unreachable;
 	file.hints = false;
@@ -2838,6 +2914,13 @@ int check(const char *_objname, bool orc)
 		warnings += ret;
 	}
 
+	if (mcount) {
+		ret = create_mcount_loc_sections(&file);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto out;
+		warnings += ret;
+	}
+
 	if (orc) {
 		ret = create_orc(&file);
 		if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.h b/tools/objtool/check.h
index 061aa96e15d3..b62afd3d970b 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.h
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ struct insn_state {
 struct instruction {
 	struct list_head list;
 	struct hlist_node hash;
+	struct list_head mcount_loc_node;
 	struct section *sec;
 	unsigned long offset;
 	unsigned int len;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/objtool.h b/tools/objtool/objtool.h
index 528028a66816..427806079540 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/objtool.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/objtool.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct objtool_file {
 	struct elf *elf;
 	struct list_head insn_list;
 	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(insn_hash, 20);
+	struct list_head mcount_loc_list;
 	bool ignore_unreachables, c_file, hints, rodata;
 };
 
