diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile.postlink b/arch/riscv/Makefile.postlink
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+# ===========================================================================
+# Post-link riscv pass
+# ===========================================================================
+#
+# Check that vmlinux relocations look sane
+
+PHONY := __archpost
+__archpost:
+
+-include include/config/auto.conf
+include $(srctree)/scripts/Kbuild.include
+
+quiet_cmd_relocs_check = CHKREL  $@
+cmd_relocs_check = 							\
+	$(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/arch/riscv/tools/relocs_check.sh "$(OBJDUMP)" "$(NM)" "$@"
+
+# `@true` prevents complaint when there is nothing to be done
+
+vmlinux: FORCE
+	@true
+ifdef CONFIG_RELOCATABLE
+	$(call if_changed,relocs_check)
+endif
+
+%.ko: FORCE
+	@true
+
+clean:
+	@true
+
+PHONY += FORCE clean
+
+FORCE:
+
+.PHONY: $(PHONY)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/tools/relocs_check.sh b/arch/riscv/tools/relocs_check.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+# Based on powerpc relocs_check.sh
+
+# This script checks the relocations of a vmlinux for "suspicious"
+# relocations.
+
+if [ $# -lt 3 ]; then
+        echo "$0 [path to objdump] [path to nm] [path to vmlinux]" 1>&2
+        exit 1
+fi
+
+bad_relocs=$(
+${srctree}/scripts/relocs_check.sh "$@" |
+	# These relocations are okay
+	#	R_RISCV_RELATIVE
+	grep -F -w -v 'R_RISCV_RELATIVE'
+)
+
+if [ -z "$bad_relocs" ]; then
+	exit 0
+fi
+
+num_bad=$(echo "$bad_relocs" | wc -l)
+echo "WARNING: $num_bad bad relocations"
+echo "$bad_relocs"