diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 7c33ec67c4a9..311bfc6922c1 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -3115,9 +3115,8 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 		switch (insn->type) {
 
 		case INSN_RETURN:
-			if (next_insn && next_insn->type == INSN_TRAP) {
-				next_insn->ignore = true;
-			} else if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe) {
+			if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe &&
+			    next_insn && next_insn->type != INSN_TRAP) {
 				WARN_FUNC("missing int3 after ret",
 					  insn->sec, insn->offset);
 			}
@@ -3164,9 +3163,8 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
 			break;
 
 		case INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC:
-			if (next_insn && next_insn->type == INSN_TRAP) {
-				next_insn->ignore = true;
-			} else if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe) {
+			if (sls && !insn->retpoline_safe &&
+			    next_insn && next_insn->type != INSN_TRAP) {
 				WARN_FUNC("missing int3 after indirect jump",
 					  insn->sec, insn->offset);
 			}
@@ -3337,7 +3335,7 @@ static bool ignore_unreachable_insn(struct objtool_file *file, struct instructio
 	int i;
 	struct instruction *prev_insn;
 
-	if (insn->ignore || insn->type == INSN_NOP)
+	if (insn->ignore || insn->type == INSN_NOP || insn->type == INSN_TRAP)
 		return true;
 
 	/*