1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/newt.c b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
index 0b45658f7497..c65838c99354 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/newt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
@@ -914,6 +914,9 @@ int hists__browse(struct hists *self, const char *helpline, const char *input_na
 
                         switch (toupper(es.u.key)) {
                         case 'A':
+                                if (browser->selection->map == NULL &&
+                                    browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned)
+                                        continue;
                                 goto do_annotate;
                         case 'D':
                                 goto zoom_dso;
@@ -957,6 +960,7 @@ do_help:
                 }
 
                 if (browser->selection->sym != NULL &&
+                    !browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned &&
                     asprintf(&options[nr_options], "Annotate %s",
                              browser->selection->sym->name) > 0)
                         annotate = nr_options++;
@@ -991,6 +995,7 @@ do_help:
                         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");