diff --git a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
index 49d0aa9..2af7454 100644
--- a/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
+++ b/kpatch-build/create-diff-object.c
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ static int rela_equal(struct rela *rela1, struct rela *rela2)
 #ifdef __powerpc__
 	struct section *toc_relasec1, *toc_relasec2;
 	struct rela *r_toc_relasec1, *r_toc_relasec2;
+	unsigned long toc_data1, toc_data2;
 #endif
 
 	if (rela1->type != rela2->type ||
@@ -288,16 +289,59 @@ static int rela_equal(struct rela *rela1, struct rela *rela2)
 			ERROR("cannot find .rela.toc");
 
 		r_toc_relasec1 = find_rela_by_offset(toc_relasec1, rela1->addend);
-		if (!r_toc_relasec1)
-			ERROR(".toc entry not found %s + %x", rela1->sym->name, rela1->addend);
+		if (!r_toc_relasec1) {
+			/*
+			 * .toc section entries are mostly place holder for relocation entries, specified
+			 * in .rela.toc section. Sometimes, .toc section may have constants as entries.
+			 * These constants are not reference to any symbols, but plain instructions mostly
+			 * due to some arithmetics in the functions referring them.
+			 *
+			 * They are referred by the functions like normal .toc entries, these entries can
+			 * not be resolved to any symbols.
+			 *
+			 * Disassembly of section .toc:
+			 *
+			 * 0000000000000000 <.toc>:
+			 *         ...
+			 *                        148: R_PPC64_ADDR64     .data.capacity_margin
+			 *  150:   0b d7 a3 70     andi.   r3,r5,55051
+			 *  154:   3d 0a d7 a3     lhz     r30,2621(r23)
+			 *                        158: R_PPC64_ADDR64     sched_max_numa_distance
+			 *
+			 * Relocation section '.rela.toc' at offset 0xadac0 contains 160 entries:
+			 *     Offset             Info             Type               Symbol's Value  Symbol's Name + Addend
+			 *     ...
+			 * 0000000000000148  0000009100000026 R_PPC64_ADDR64         0000000000000000 .data.capacity_margin + 0
+			 * 0000000000000158  000001a500000026 R_PPC64_ADDR64         0000000000000000 sched_max_numa_distance + 0
+			 *
+			 * Relocation section '.rela.text.select_task_rq_fair' at offset 0x90e98 contains 37 entries:
+			 *     Offset             Info             Type               Symbol's Value  Symbol's Name + Addend
+			 *     ...
+			 * 0000000000000498  000000c90000000a R_PPC64_REL24          0000000000000000 __update_load_avg_blocked_se.isra.0 + 0
+			 * 00000000000004a0  0000008800000032 R_PPC64_TOC16_HA       0000000000000000 .toc + 148
+			 * 00000000000004ac  0000008800000040 R_PPC64_TOC16_LO_DS    0000000000000000 .toc + 148
+			 * 0000000000000514  0000008800000032 R_PPC64_TOC16_HA       0000000000000000 .toc + 150
+			 * 000000000000051c  0000008800000040 R_PPC64_TOC16_LO_DS    0000000000000000 .toc + 150
+			 * 00000000000005e0  000001870000000a R_PPC64_REL24          0000000000000000 __bitmap_intersects + 0
+			 */
+			memcpy(&toc_data1, rela1->sym->sec->data->d_buf + rela1->addend, sizeof(toc_data1));
+			if (!toc_data1)
+				ERROR(".toc entry not found %s + %x", rela1->sym->name, rela1->addend);
+		}
 
 		toc_relasec2 = rela2->sym->sec->rela;
 		if (!toc_relasec2)
 			ERROR("cannot find .rela.toc");
 
 		r_toc_relasec2 = find_rela_by_offset(toc_relasec2, rela2->addend);
-		if (!r_toc_relasec2)
-			ERROR(".toc entry not found %s + %x", rela2->sym->name, rela2->addend);
+		if (!r_toc_relasec2) {
+			memcpy(&toc_data2, rela2->sym->sec->data->d_buf + rela2->addend, sizeof(toc_data2));
+			if (!toc_data2)
+				ERROR(".toc entry not found %s + %x", rela2->sym->name, rela2->addend);
+		}
+
+		if (!r_toc_relasec1 && !r_toc_relasec2)
+			return toc_data1 == toc_data2;
 
 		if (r_toc_relasec1->string)
 			return r_toc_relasec2->string &&