1 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 245692530de1..99bac6aa72c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@ static const char *sym_hist_filter;
 
 static int symbol_filter(struct map *map, struct symbol *sym)
 {
-        if (strcmp(sym->name, sym_hist_filter) == 0) {
+        if (sym_hist_filter == NULL ||
+            strcmp(sym->name, sym_hist_filter) == 0) {
                 struct sym_priv *priv = dso__sym_priv(map->dso, sym);
                 const int size = (sizeof(*priv->hist) +
                                   (sym->end - sym->start) * sizeof(u64));
@@ -581,7 +582,6 @@ static void annotate_sym(struct hist_entry *he)
 static void find_annotations(void)
 {
         struct rb_node *nd;
-        int count = 0;
 
         for (nd = rb_first(&output_hists); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
                 struct hist_entry *he = rb_entry(nd, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ static void find_annotations(void)
                         continue;
 
                 annotate_sym(he);
-                count++;
                 /*
                  * Since we have a hist_entry per IP for the same symbol, free
                  * he->sym->hist to signal we already processed this symbol.
@@ -603,9 +602,6 @@ static void find_annotations(void)
                 free(priv->hist);
                 priv->hist = NULL;
         }
-
-        if (!count)
-                printf(" Error: symbol '%s' not present amongst the samples.\n", sym_hist_filter);
 }
 
 static int __cmd_annotate(void)
@@ -793,9 +789,6 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
                 sym_hist_filter = argv[0];
         }
 
-        if (!sym_hist_filter)
-                usage_with_options(annotate_usage, options);
-
         setup_pager();
 
         if (field_sep && *field_sep == '.') {