diff --git a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/isar/install.tmpl
b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/isar/install.tmpl
index 0a8645d..de57d82 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/isar/install.tmpl
+++ b/meta/recipes-kernel/linux/files/debian/isar/install.tmpl
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ kernel_headers() {
         echo Module.symvers >> ${obj_hdr_files}
     fi
     (cd ${O}; find arch/${ARCH}/include include scripts -type f)
>>${obj_hdr_files}
-    if [ -n "${CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION}" ]; then
+    if [ -n "${CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION}" -o -n "${CONFIG_HAVE_OBJTOOL}" ]; then
         (cd ${O}; find tools/objtool -type f -executable) >>${obj_hdr_files}
     fi