diff --git a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
index ebdff49..328d6b1 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
@@ -2520,12 +2520,10 @@ static void kpatch_create_intermediate_sections(struct kpatch_elf *kelf,
 
 			/* add rela to fill in krelas[index].dest field */
 			ALLOC_LINK(rela2, &krela_sec->rela->relas);
-			if (sec->base->sym)
-				rela2->sym = sec->base->sym;
-			else if (sec->base->secsym)
+			if (sec->base->secsym)
 				rela2->sym = sec->base->secsym;
 			else
-				ERROR("can't create dynrela for section %s (symbol %s): no bundled section or section symbol",
+				ERROR("can't create dynrela for section %s (symbol %s): no bundled or section symbol",
 				      sec->name, rela->sym->name);
 
 			rela2->type = ABSOLUTE_RELA_TYPE;
diff --git a/kpatch-build/create-klp-module.c b/kpatch-build/create-klp-module.c
index e3fa09b..a217b6a 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/create-klp-module.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/create-klp-module.c
@@ -205,13 +205,10 @@ static void create_klp_relasecs_and_syms(struct kpatch_elf *kelf, struct section
 
 		/* Add the klp rela to the .klp.rela. section */
 		ALLOC_LINK(rela, &klp_relasec->relas);
+		rela->offset = dest->sym.st_value + dest_off;
 		rela->type = krelas[index].type;
 		rela->sym = sym;
 		rela->addend = krelas[index].addend;
-		if (!strcmp(dest->sec->name, ".toc"))
-			rela->offset = dest_off;
-		else
-			rela->offset = dest_off + dest->sym.st_value;
 	}
 }