diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index 02914706e5b98dd715cd36b8dc306f4ae9880dfb..c3cfbb2d4a1d3397e717c7509bbf175fefbb8ecb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ static const char * const sym_regex_kernel[S_NSYMTYPES] = {
  * as absolute (typically defined outside any section in the linker script.)
  */
 	[S_REL] =
-	"^_end$",
+	"^(__init_(begin|end)|"
+	"__x86_cpu_dev_(start|end)|"
+	"(__parainstructions|__alt_instructions)(|_end)|"
+	"(__iommu_table|__apicdrivers|__smp_locks)(|_end)|"
+	"_end)$"
 };