1 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 6b0e4cf322d8..520b064b46d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -265,8 +265,11 @@ int cmd_probe(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
                 ret = find_probepoint(fd, pp);
                 if (ret > 0)
                         continue;
-                if (ret == 0)   /* No error but failed to find probe point. */
-                        die("No probe point found.");
+                if (ret == 0) { /* No error but failed to find probe point. */
+                        synthesize_perf_probe_point(pp);
+                        die("Probe point '%s' not found. - probe not added.",
+                            pp->probes[0]);
+                }
                 /* Error path */
                 if (session.need_dwarf) {
                         if (ret == -ENOENT)