1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
index e078797ab1f1..fc21ad79dd83 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kmem.c
@@ -766,13 +766,13 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 int cmd_kmem(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 {
-        symbol__init();
-
         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, kmem_options, kmem_usage, 0);
 
         if (!argc)
                 usage_with_options(kmem_usage, kmem_options);
 
+        symbol__init();
+
         if (!strncmp(argv[0], "rec", 3)) {
                 return __cmd_record(argc, argv);
         } else if (!strcmp(argv[0], "stat")) {