diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
index 8cc020b..698768b 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 
 #ifndef EM_AARCH64
 #define EM_AARCH64	183
+#define R_AARCH64_NONE		0
 #define R_AARCH64_ABS64	257
 #endif
 
@@ -160,6 +161,22 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static unsigned char ideal_nop4_arm64[4] = {0x1f, 0x20, 0x03, 0xd5};
+static int make_nop_arm64(void *map, size_t const offset)
+{
+	uint32_t *ptr;
+
+	ptr = map + offset;
+	/* bl <_mcount> is 0x94000000 before relocation */
+	if (*ptr != 0x94000000)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Convert to nop */
+	ulseek(fd_map, offset, SEEK_SET);
+	uwrite(fd_map, ideal_nop, 4);
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Get the whole file as a programming convenience in order to avoid
  * malloc+lseek+read+free of many pieces.  If successful, then mmap
@@ -354,7 +371,12 @@
 			 altmcount = "__gnu_mcount_nc";
 			 break;
 	case EM_AARCH64:
-			 reltype = R_AARCH64_ABS64; gpfx = '_'; break;
+			reltype = R_AARCH64_ABS64;
+			make_nop = make_nop_arm64;
+			rel_type_nop = R_AARCH64_NONE;
+			ideal_nop = ideal_nop4_arm64;
+			gpfx = '_';
+			break;
 	case EM_IA_64:	 reltype = R_IA64_IMM64;   gpfx = '_'; break;
 	case EM_METAG:	 reltype = R_METAG_ADDR32;
 			 altmcount = "_mcount_wrapper";