diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 548ec3cd7c00..1fec35cdc206 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -4677,8 +4677,10 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
 	init_cfi_state(&force_undefined_cfi);
 	force_undefined_cfi.force_undefined = true;
 
-	if (!cfi_hash_alloc(1UL << (file->elf->symbol_bits - 3)))
+	if (!cfi_hash_alloc(1UL << (file->elf->symbol_bits - 3))) {
+		ret = -1;
 		goto out;
+	}
 
 	cfi_hash_add(&init_cfi);
 	cfi_hash_add(&func_cfi);
@@ -4695,7 +4697,7 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (opts.retpoline) {
 		ret = validate_retpoline(file);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 		warnings += ret;
 	}
 
@@ -4731,7 +4733,7 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
 		 */
 		ret = validate_unrets(file);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 		warnings += ret;
 	}
 
@@ -4794,7 +4796,7 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
 	if (opts.prefix) {
 		ret = add_prefix_symbols(file);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 		warnings += ret;
 	}
 
@@ -4825,10 +4827,5 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
 	}
 
 out:
-	/*
-	 *  For now, don't fail the kernel build on fatal warnings.  These
-	 *  errors are still fairly common due to the growing matrix of
-	 *  supported toolchains and their recent pace of change.
-	 */
-	return 0;
+	return ret < 0 ? ret : 0;
 }