1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index fe4941a94a25..f07374bc9c5a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -705,9 +705,10 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
         }
         /* Error path : ntevs < 0 */
         pr_debug("An error occurred in debuginfo analysis (%d).\n", ntevs);
-        if (ntevs == -EBADF) {
-                pr_warning("Warning: No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
-                        "please rebuild kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
+        if (ntevs < 0) {
+                if (ntevs == -EBADF)
+                        pr_warning("Warning: No dwarf info found in the vmlinux - "
+                                "please rebuild kernel with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y.\n");
                 if (!need_dwarf) {
                         pr_debug("Trying to use symbols.\n");
                         return 0;