diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.pl b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
index 4f84657f55c2..f459ae883a0a 100755
--- a/scripts/recordmcount.pl
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.pl
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ if ($arch =~ /(x86(_64)?)|(i386)/) {
 $local_regex = "^[0-9a-fA-F]+\\s+t\\s+(\\S+)";
 $weak_regex = "^[0-9a-fA-F]+\\s+([wW])\\s+(\\S+)";
 $section_regex = "Disassembly of section\\s+(\\S+):";
-$function_regex = "^([0-9a-fA-F]+)\\s+<(.*?)>:";
+$function_regex = "^([0-9a-fA-F]+)\\s+<([^^]*?)>:";
 $mcount_regex = "^\\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+):.*\\s(mcount|__fentry__)\$";
 $section_type = '@progbits';
 $mcount_adjust = 0;