--- ./scripts/kallsyms.c.orig	2005-07-28 11:31:29.000000000 +0100
+++ ./scripts/kallsyms.c	2005-07-28 11:33:58.000000000 +0100
@@ -150,11 +150,13 @@ static int symbol_valid(struct sym_entry
 		"_SDA2_BASE_",		/* ppc */
 		NULL };
 	int i;
-	int offset = 1;
+	char *name;
+
+	name = (char *) s->sym + 1;
 
 	/* skip prefix char */
-	if (symbol_prefix_char && *(s->sym + 1) == symbol_prefix_char)
-		offset++;
+	if (symbol_prefix_char && *name == symbol_prefix_char)
+		name++;
 
 	/* if --all-symbols is not specified, then symbols outside the text
 	 * and inittext sections are discarded */
@@ -169,18 +171,18 @@ static int symbol_valid(struct sym_entry
 		 * move then they may get dropped in pass 2, which breaks the
 		 * kallsyms rules.
 		 */
-		if ((s->addr == _etext && strcmp(s->sym + offset, "_etext")) ||
-		    (s->addr == _einittext && strcmp(s->sym + offset, "_einittext")) ||
-		    (s->addr == _eextratext && strcmp(s->sym + offset, "_eextratext")))
+		if ((s->addr == _etext && strcmp(name, "_etext")) ||
+		    (s->addr == _einittext && strcmp(name, "_einittext")) ||
+		    (s->addr == _eextratext && strcmp(name, "_eextratext")))
 			return 0;
 	}
 
 	/* Exclude symbols which vary between passes. */
-	if (strstr((char *)s->sym + offset, "_compiled."))
+	if (strstr(name, "_compiled."))
 		return 0;
 
 	for (i = 0; special_symbols[i]; i++)
-		if( strcmp((char *)s->sym + offset, special_symbols[i]) == 0 )
+		if( strcmp(name, special_symbols[i]) == 0 )
 			return 0;
 
 	return 1;