2 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index 6974b2a44ee7..3a9c38a39bc9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -645,6 +645,8 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *ss,
         int nr = 0;
         size_t opdidx = 0;
 
+        dso->symtab_type = ss->type;
+
         elf = ss->elf;
         ehdr = ss->ehdr;
         sec = ss->symtab;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index afec3f048a94..2b3495a93fb6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1079,14 +1079,14 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
 restart:
         for (i = 0; i < DSO_BINARY_TYPE__SYMTAB_CNT; i++) {
 
-                dso->symtab_type = binary_type_symtab[i];
+                enum dso_binary_type symtab_type = binary_type_symtab[i];
 
-                if (dso__binary_type_file(dso, dso->symtab_type,
+                if (dso__binary_type_file(dso, symtab_type,
                                           root_dir, name, PATH_MAX))
                         continue;
 
                 /* Name is now the name of the next image to try */
-                if (symsrc__init(&ss, dso, name, dso->symtab_type) < 0)
+                if (symsrc__init(&ss, dso, name, symtab_type) < 0)
                         continue;
 
                 ret = dso__load_sym(dso, map, &ss, filter, 0,
@@ -1361,16 +1361,17 @@ int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
         int err = -1;
         struct symsrc ss;
         char symfs_vmlinux[PATH_MAX];
+        enum dso_binary_type symtab_type;
 
         snprintf(symfs_vmlinux, sizeof(symfs_vmlinux), "%s%s",
                  symbol_conf.symfs, vmlinux);
 
         if (dso->kernel == DSO_TYPE_GUEST_KERNEL)
-                dso->symtab_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_VMLINUX;
+                symtab_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__GUEST_VMLINUX;
         else
-                dso->symtab_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__VMLINUX;
+                symtab_type = DSO_BINARY_TYPE__VMLINUX;
 
-        if (symsrc__init(&ss, dso, symfs_vmlinux, dso->symtab_type))
+        if (symsrc__init(&ss, dso, symfs_vmlinux, symtab_type))
                 return -1;
 
         err = dso__load_sym(dso, map, &ss, filter, 0, 0);