diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.c b/scripts/recordmcount.c
index b9c2ee7ab43f..cce12e1971d8 100644
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.c
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.c
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ static int arm_is_fake_mcount(Elf32_Rel const *rp)
 
 static int arm64_is_fake_mcount(Elf64_Rel const *rp)
 {
-	return ELF64_R_TYPE(w(rp->r_info)) != R_AARCH64_CALL26;
+	return ELF64_R_TYPE(w8(rp->r_info)) != R_AARCH64_CALL26;
 }
 
 /* 64-bit EM_MIPS has weird ELF64_Rela.r_info.