1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 6ad7148451c5..45d14660d53d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -452,6 +452,16 @@ static void annotate_sym(struct hist_entry *he)
         if (!filename)
                 return;
 
+        if (dso->origin == DSO__ORIG_KERNEL) {
+                if (dso->annotate_warned)
+                        return;
+                dso->annotate_warned = 1;
+                pr_err("Can't annotate %s: No vmlinux file was found in the "
+                       "path:\n", sym->name);
+                vmlinux_path__fprintf(stderr);
+                return;
+        }
+
         pr_debug("%s: filename=%s, sym=%s, start=%#Lx, end=%#Lx\n", __func__,
                  filename, sym->name, map->unmap_ip(map, sym->start),
                  map->unmap_ip(map, sym->end));