diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
index 03ff15bffbb6..763a86d52fef 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
@@ -470,22 +470,39 @@ overflow:
 	return -ENOEXEC;
 }
 
-int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-		    struct module *me)
+static const Elf_Shdr *find_section(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
+				    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+				    const char *name)
 {
 	const Elf_Shdr *s, *se;
 	const char *secstrs = (void *)hdr + sechdrs[hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
 
 	for (s = sechdrs, se = sechdrs + hdr->e_shnum; s < se; s++) {
-		if (strcmp(".altinstructions", secstrs + s->sh_name) == 0)
-			apply_alternatives_module((void *)s->sh_addr, s->sh_size);
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_MODULE_PLTS
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE) &&
-		    !strcmp(".text.ftrace_trampoline", secstrs + s->sh_name))
-			me->arch.ftrace_trampoline = (void *)s->sh_addr;
-#endif
+		if (strcmp(name, secstrs + s->sh_name) == 0)
+			return s;
 	}
 
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
+		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+		    struct module *me)
+{
+	const Elf_Shdr *s;
+
+	s = find_section(hdr, sechdrs, ".altinstructions");
+	if (s)
+		apply_alternatives_module((void *)s->sh_addr, s->sh_size);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_MODULE_PLTS
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE)) {
+		s = find_section(hdr, sechdrs, ".text.ftrace_trampoline");
+		if (!s)
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+		me->arch.ftrace_trampoline = (void *)s->sh_addr;
+	}
+#endif
+
 	return 0;
 }