diff --git a/scripts/readelf.py b/scripts/readelf.py
index 2a7d49c8..1cbc1adf 100755
--- a/scripts/readelf.py
+++ b/scripts/readelf.py
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ def display_symbol_tables(self):
                 symbol_name = symbol.name
                 # Print section names for STT_SECTION symbols as readelf does
                 if (symbol['st_info']['type'] == 'STT_SECTION'
-                    and symbol['st_shndx'] < self.elffile.num_sections()
+                    and (type(symbol['st_shndx']) == int and symbol['st_shndx'] < self.elffile.num_sections())
                     and symbol['st_name'] == 0):
                     symbol_name = self.elffile.get_section(symbol['st_shndx']).name