diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 0d1acb704f64..7ec85d567598 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -519,10 +519,12 @@ struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
 	sec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC;
 
 
-	/* Add section name to .shstrtab */
+	/* Add section name to .shstrtab (or .strtab for Clang) */
 	shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab");
+	if (!shstrtab)
+		shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab");
 	if (!shstrtab) {
-		WARN("can't find .shstrtab section");
+		WARN("can't find .shstrtab or .strtab section");
 		return NULL;
 	}