diff --git a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
index 6daaa31..a7c7ae0 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
@@ -2296,6 +2296,10 @@ static void kpatch_mark_ignored_functions_same(struct kpatch_elf *kelf)
 			log_normal("NOTICE: no change detected in function %s, unnecessary KPATCH_IGNORE_FUNCTION()?\n", rela->sym->name);
 		rela->sym->status = SAME;
 		rela->sym->sec->status = SAME;
+
+		if (rela->sym->child)
+			rela->sym->child->status = SAME;
+
 		if (rela->sym->sec->secsym)
 			rela->sym->sec->secsym->status = SAME;
 		if (rela->sym->sec->rela)