diff --git a/kpatch-build/lookup.c b/kpatch-build/lookup.c
index 347064f..5c9cb91 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/lookup.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/lookup.c
@@ -209,8 +209,18 @@ static void symtab_read(struct lookup_table *table, char *path)
 		ERROR("fopen");
 
 	while (fgets(line, 256, file)) {
-		matched = sscanf(line, "%*s %lx %s %s %s %*s %s %s\n",
-				 &value, size, type, bind, ndx, name);
+		if (strstr(line, "[<localentry>: 8]")) {
+			/*
+			 * 23: 0000000000000008    96 FUNC    LOCAL  DEFAULT [<localentry>: 8]     4 cmdline_proc_show
+			 * On Power, local func syms Ndx is preceded with "[<localentry>: 8]"
+			 * denoting local entry point offset of the function.
+			 */
+			matched = sscanf(line, "%*s %lx %s %s %s %*s [<localentry>: 8] %s %s\n",
+					 &value, size, type, bind, ndx, name);
+		} else {
+			matched = sscanf(line, "%*s %lx %s %s %s %*s %s %s\n",
+					 &value, size, type, bind, ndx, name);
+		}
 
 		if (matched == 5) {
 			name[0] = '\0';
@@ -233,8 +243,13 @@ static void symtab_read(struct lookup_table *table, char *path)
 	rewind(file);
 
 	while (fgets(line, 256, file)) {
-		matched = sscanf(line, "%*s %lx %s %s %s %*s %s %s\n",
-				 &value, size, type, bind, ndx, name);
+		if (strstr(line, "[<localentry>: 8]")) {
+			matched = sscanf(line, "%*s %lx %s %s %s %*s [<localentry>: 8] %s %s\n",
+					 &value, size, type, bind, ndx, name);
+		} else {
+			matched = sscanf(line, "%*s %lx %s %s %s %*s %s %s\n",
+					 &value, size, type, bind, ndx, name);
+		}
 
 		if (matched == 5) {
 			name[0] = '\0';