diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h
index f20e08ac85ae..5475cbf9fb6b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h
+++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/insn.h
@@ -13,18 +13,18 @@ arm_gen_nop(void)
 }
 
 unsigned long
-__arm_gen_branch(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link);
+__arm_gen_branch(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link, bool warn);
 
 static inline unsigned long
 arm_gen_branch(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	return __arm_gen_branch(pc, addr, false);
+	return __arm_gen_branch(pc, addr, false, true);
 }
 
 static inline unsigned long
-arm_gen_branch_link(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr)
+arm_gen_branch_link(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool warn)
 {
-	return __arm_gen_branch(pc, addr, true);
+	return __arm_gen_branch(pc, addr, true, warn);
 }
 
 #endif
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
index bda949fd84e8..f2073cee4102 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void)
 
 static unsigned long ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr)
 {
-	return arm_gen_branch_link(pc, addr);
+	return arm_gen_branch_link(pc, addr, true);
 }
 
 static int ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long pc, unsigned long old,
diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/insn.c b/arch/arm/kernel/insn.c
index 2e844b70386b..db0acbb7d7a0 100644
--- a/arch/arm/kernel/insn.c
+++ b/arch/arm/kernel/insn.c
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <asm/opcodes.h>
 
-static unsigned long
-__arm_gen_branch_thumb2(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link)
+static unsigned long __arm_gen_branch_thumb2(unsigned long pc,
+					     unsigned long addr, bool link,
+					     bool warn)
 {
 	unsigned long s, j1, j2, i1, i2, imm10, imm11;
 	unsigned long first, second;
@@ -12,7 +13,7 @@ __arm_gen_branch_thumb2(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link)
 
 	offset = (long)addr - (long)(pc + 4);
 	if (offset < -16777216 || offset > 16777214) {
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(warn);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ __arm_gen_branch_thumb2(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link)
 	return __opcode_thumb32_compose(first, second);
 }
 
-static unsigned long
-__arm_gen_branch_arm(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link)
+static unsigned long __arm_gen_branch_arm(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr,
+					  bool link, bool warn)
 {
 	unsigned long opcode = 0xea000000;
 	long offset;
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ __arm_gen_branch_arm(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link)
 
 	offset = (long)addr - (long)(pc + 8);
 	if (unlikely(offset < -33554432 || offset > 33554428)) {
-		WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
+		WARN_ON_ONCE(warn);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ __arm_gen_branch_arm(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link)
 }
 
 unsigned long
-__arm_gen_branch(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link)
+__arm_gen_branch(unsigned long pc, unsigned long addr, bool link, bool warn)
 {
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_THUMB2_KERNEL))
-		return __arm_gen_branch_thumb2(pc, addr, link);
+		return __arm_gen_branch_thumb2(pc, addr, link, warn);
 	else
-		return __arm_gen_branch_arm(pc, addr, link);
+		return __arm_gen_branch_arm(pc, addr, link, warn);
 }