diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 7031e5da62e5362e671ef8c7d31c13f51080693c..c68dad45ace2bffa2b6faac0bbc5a19771ce7f8c 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1094,6 +1094,10 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_tosym(struct elf_info *elf, Elf64_Sword addr,
 	if (relsym->st_name != 0)
 		return relsym;
 
+	/*
+	 * Strive to find a better symbol name, but the resulting name may not
+	 * match the symbol referenced in the original code.
+	 */
 	relsym_secindex = get_secindex(elf, relsym);
 	for (sym = elf->symtab_start; sym < elf->symtab_stop; sym++) {
 		if (get_secindex(elf, sym) != relsym_secindex)
@@ -1276,12 +1280,14 @@ static int addend_386_rel(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Shdr *sechdr, Elf_Rela *r)
 static int addend_arm_rel(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Shdr *sechdr, Elf_Rela *r)
 {
 	unsigned int r_typ = ELF_R_TYPE(r->r_info);
+	Elf_Sym *sym = elf->symtab_start + ELF_R_SYM(r->r_info);
+	void *loc = reloc_location(elf, sechdr, r);
+	uint32_t inst;
 
 	switch (r_typ) {
 	case R_ARM_ABS32:
-		/* From ARM ABI: (S + A) | T */
-		r->r_addend = (int)(long)
-			      (elf->symtab_start + ELF_R_SYM(r->r_info));
+		inst = TO_NATIVE(*(uint32_t *)loc);
+		r->r_addend = inst + sym->st_value;
 		break;
 	case R_ARM_PC24:
 	case R_ARM_CALL: