1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 51cf82cf1882..8ee1faa5726f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -468,6 +468,7 @@ static int __open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
         int fd = -EINVAL;
         char *root_dir = (char *)"";
         char *name = malloc(PATH_MAX);
+        bool decomp = false;
 
         if (!name)
                 return -ENOMEM;
@@ -491,12 +492,13 @@ static int __open_dso(struct dso *dso, struct machine *machine)
                         goto out;
                 }
 
+                decomp = true;
                 strcpy(name, newpath);
         }
 
         fd = do_open(name);
 
-        if (dso__needs_decompress(dso))
+        if (decomp)
                 unlink(name);
 
 out: