diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 81a4c54..4b384c9 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@ static int read_symbols(struct elf *elf)
 			return -1;
 		}
 		memset(sym, 0, sizeof(*sym));
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sym->pv_target);
 		sym->alias = sym;
 
 		sym->idx = i;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/objtool.c b/tools/objtool/objtool.c
index c90c708..bdf699f 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/objtool.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/objtool.c
@@ -153,6 +153,10 @@ void objtool_pv_add(struct objtool_file *f, int idx, struct symbol *func)
 	    !strcmp(func->name, "_paravirt_ident_64"))
 		return;
 
+	/* already added this function */
+	if (!list_empty(&func->pv_target))
+		return;
+
 	list_add(&func->pv_target, &f->pv_ops[idx].targets);
 	f->pv_ops[idx].clean = false;
 }