1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index b39f499e575a..0500895a45af 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -295,7 +295,9 @@ static void symbols__insert_by_name(struct rb_root *self, struct symbol *sym)
 {
         struct rb_node **p = &self->rb_node;
         struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
-        struct symbol_name_rb_node *symn = ((void *)sym) - sizeof(*parent), *s;
+        struct symbol_name_rb_node *symn, *s;
+
+        symn = container_of(sym, struct symbol_name_rb_node, sym);
 
         while (*p != NULL) {
                 parent = *p;