2 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 98a13114de70..4683b67b5ee4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -555,9 +555,10 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
         nr_syms = shdr.sh_size / shdr.sh_entsize;
 
         memset(&sym, 0, sizeof(sym));
-        self->prelinked = elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr,
-                                              ".gnu.prelink_undo",
-                                              NULL) != NULL;
+        self->adjust_symbols = (ehdr.e_type == ET_EXEC ||
+                                elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr,
+                                                     ".gnu.prelink_undo",
+                                                     NULL) != NULL);
         elf_symtab__for_each_symbol(syms, nr_syms, index, sym) {
                 struct symbol *f;
                 u64 obj_start;
@@ -580,7 +581,7 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
                 section_name = elf_sec__name(&shdr, secstrs);
                 obj_start = sym.st_value;
 
-                if (self->prelinked) {
+                if (self->adjust_symbols) {
                         if (verbose >= 2)
                                 printf("adjusting symbol: st_value: %Lx sh_addr: %Lx sh_offset: %Lx\n",
                                         (u64)sym.st_value, (u64)shdr.sh_addr, (u64)shdr.sh_offset);
@@ -632,7 +633,7 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, symbol_filter_t filter, int verbose)
         if (!name)
                 return -1;
 
-        self->prelinked = 0;
+        self->adjust_symbols = 0;
 
         if (strncmp(self->name, "/tmp/perf-", 10) == 0)
                 return dso__load_perf_map(self, filter, verbose);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 4e141a30911e..7918cffb23cd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ struct dso {
         struct rb_root   syms;
         struct symbol    *(*find_symbol)(struct dso *, u64 ip);
         unsigned int     sym_priv_size;
-        unsigned char    prelinked;
+        unsigned char    adjust_symbols;
         char             name[0];
 };