2 files changed, 13 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 70ec422ddb64..0d0830c98cd7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -295,12 +295,23 @@ fallback:
         }
 
         if (dso->origin == DSO__ORIG_KERNEL) {
+                char bf[BUILD_ID_SIZE * 2 + 16] = " with build id ";
+                char *build_id_msg = NULL;
+
                 if (dso->annotate_warned)
                         goto out_free_filename;
+
+                if (dso->has_build_id) {
+                        build_id__sprintf(dso->build_id,
+                                          sizeof(dso->build_id), bf + 15);
+                        build_id_msg = bf;
+                }
                 err = -ENOENT;
                 dso->annotate_warned = 1;
-                pr_err("Can't annotate %s: No vmlinux file was found in the "
-                       "path\n", sym->name);
+                pr_err("Can't annotate %s: No vmlinux file%s was found in the "
+                       "path.\nPlease use 'perf buildid-cache -av vmlinux' or "
+                       "--vmlinux vmlinux.\n",
+                       sym->name, build_id_msg ?: "");
                 goto out_free_filename;
         }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 294b49538522..497b3c4076a3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -924,14 +924,6 @@ int hists__browse(struct hists *self, const char *helpline,
                 if (choice == annotate) {
                         struct hist_entry *he;
 do_annotate:
-                        if (browser->selection->map->dso->origin == DSO__ORIG_KERNEL) {
-                                browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned = 1;
-                                ui_helpline__puts("No vmlinux file found, can't "
-                                                 "annotate with just a "
-                                                 "kallsyms file");
-                                continue;
-                        }
-
                         he = hist_browser__selected_entry(browser);
                         if (he == NULL)
                                 continue;