diff --git a/kernel/jump_label.c b/kernel/jump_label.c
index b71776576a66926000fd9fc750d835511c296e5e..b2f0b479191b59db4655802d0a90b966abe19101 100644
--- a/kernel/jump_label.c
+++ b/kernel/jump_label.c
@@ -367,12 +367,15 @@ static void __jump_label_update(struct static_key *key,
 {
 	for (; (entry < stop) && (jump_entry_key(entry) == key); entry++) {
 		/*
-		 * entry->code set to 0 invalidates module init text sections
-		 * kernel_text_address() verifies we are not in core kernel
-		 * init code, see jump_label_invalidate_module_init().
+		 * An entry->code of 0 indicates an entry which has been
+		 * disabled because it was in an init text area.
 		 */
-		if (entry->code && kernel_text_address(entry->code))
-			arch_jump_label_transform(entry, jump_label_type(entry));
+		if (entry->code) {
+			if (kernel_text_address(entry->code))
+				arch_jump_label_transform(entry, jump_label_type(entry));
+			else
+				WARN_ONCE(1, "can't patch jump_label at %pS", (void *)entry->code);
+		}
 	}
 }