diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index 10085de886fe..3df15f5e7c55 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ struct sym_entry {
 	unsigned char *sym;
 };
 
-struct text_range {
-	const char *stext, *etext;
+struct addr_range {
+	const char *start_sym, *end_sym;
 	unsigned long long start, end;
 };
 
 static unsigned long long _text;
-static struct text_range text_ranges[] = {
+static struct addr_range text_ranges[] = {
 	{ "_stext",     "_etext"     },
 	{ "_sinittext", "_einittext" },
 	{ "_stext_l1",  "_etext_l1"  },	/* Blackfin on-chip L1 inst SRAM */
@@ -83,19 +83,20 @@ static inline int is_arm_mapping_symbol(const char *str)
 	       && (str[2] == '\0' || str[2] == '.');
 }
 
-static int read_symbol_tr(const char *sym, unsigned long long addr)
+static int check_symbol_range(const char *sym, unsigned long long addr,
+			      struct addr_range *ranges, int entries)
 {
 	size_t i;
-	struct text_range *tr;
+	struct addr_range *ar;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(text_ranges); ++i) {
-		tr = &text_ranges[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < entries; ++i) {
+		ar = &ranges[i];
 
-		if (strcmp(sym, tr->stext) == 0) {
-			tr->start = addr;
+		if (strcmp(sym, ar->start_sym) == 0) {
+			ar->start = addr;
 			return 0;
-		} else if (strcmp(sym, tr->etext) == 0) {
-			tr->end = addr;
+		} else if (strcmp(sym, ar->end_sym) == 0) {
+			ar->end = addr;
 			return 0;
 		}
 	}
@@ -130,7 +131,8 @@ static int read_symbol(FILE *in, struct sym_entry *s)
 	/* Ignore most absolute/undefined (?) symbols. */
 	if (strcmp(sym, "_text") == 0)
 		_text = s->addr;
-	else if (read_symbol_tr(sym, s->addr) == 0)
+	else if (check_symbol_range(sym, s->addr, text_ranges,
+				    ARRAY_SIZE(text_ranges)) == 0)
 		/* nothing to do */;
 	else if (toupper(stype) == 'A')
 	{
@@ -167,15 +169,16 @@ static int read_symbol(FILE *in, struct sym_entry *s)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int symbol_valid_tr(struct sym_entry *s)
+static int symbol_in_range(struct sym_entry *s, struct addr_range *ranges,
+			   int entries)
 {
 	size_t i;
-	struct text_range *tr;
+	struct addr_range *ar;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(text_ranges); ++i) {
-		tr = &text_ranges[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < entries; ++i) {
+		ar = &ranges[i];
 
-		if (s->addr >= tr->start && s->addr <= tr->end)
+		if (s->addr >= ar->start && s->addr <= ar->end)
 			return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -214,7 +217,8 @@ static int symbol_valid(struct sym_entry *s)
 	/* if --all-symbols is not specified, then symbols outside the text
 	 * and inittext sections are discarded */
 	if (!all_symbols) {
-		if (symbol_valid_tr(s) == 0)
+		if (symbol_in_range(s, text_ranges,
+				    ARRAY_SIZE(text_ranges)) == 0)
 			return 0;
 		/* Corner case.  Discard any symbols with the same value as
 		 * _etext _einittext; they can move between pass 1 and 2 when
@@ -223,9 +227,11 @@ static int symbol_valid(struct sym_entry *s)
 		 * rules.
 		 */
 		if ((s->addr == text_range_text->end &&
-				strcmp((char *)s->sym + offset, text_range_text->etext)) ||
+				strcmp((char *)s->sym + offset,
+				       text_range_text->end_sym)) ||
 		    (s->addr == text_range_inittext->end &&
-				strcmp((char *)s->sym + offset, text_range_inittext->etext)))
+				strcmp((char *)s->sym + offset,
+				       text_range_inittext->end_sym)))
 			return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -298,6 +304,11 @@ static int expand_symbol(unsigned char *data, int len, char *result)
 	return total;
 }
 
+static int symbol_absolute(struct sym_entry *s)
+{
+	return toupper(s->sym[0]) == 'A';
+}
+
 static void write_src(void)
 {
 	unsigned int i, k, off;
@@ -325,7 +336,7 @@ static void write_src(void)
 	 */
 	output_label("kallsyms_addresses");
 	for (i = 0; i < table_cnt; i++) {
-		if (toupper(table[i].sym[0]) != 'A') {
+		if (!symbol_absolute(&table[i])) {
 			if (_text <= table[i].addr)
 				printf("\tPTR\t_text + %#llx\n",
 					table[i].addr - _text);