1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index cd1dcc45049b..48c38791d61b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
                 goto do_kallsyms;
         }
 
-        if (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name != NULL) {
+        if (!symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux && symbol_conf.vmlinux_name != NULL) {
                 err = dso__load_vmlinux(dso, map,
                                         symbol_conf.vmlinux_name, filter);
                 if (err > 0) {
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
                 return err;
         }
 
-        if (vmlinux_path != NULL) {
+        if (!symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux && vmlinux_path != NULL) {
                 err = dso__load_vmlinux_path(dso, map, filter);
                 if (err > 0)
                         return err;