1 files changed, 13 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 651dbfe7f4f3..17df793c8924 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1486,7 +1486,9 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
          * On the first pass, only load images if they have a full symtab.
          * Failing that, do a second pass where we accept .dynsym also
          */
-        for (self->symtab_type = SYMTAB__BUILD_ID_CACHE, want_symtab = 1;
+        want_symtab = 1;
+restart:
+        for (self->symtab_type = SYMTAB__BUILD_ID_CACHE;
              self->symtab_type != SYMTAB__NOT_FOUND;
              self->symtab_type++) {
                 switch (self->symtab_type) {
@@ -1536,17 +1538,7 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
                         snprintf(name, size, "%s%s", symbol_conf.symfs,
                                  self->long_name);
                         break;
-
-                default:
-                        /*
-                         * If we wanted a full symtab but no image had one,
-                         * relax our requirements and repeat the search.
-                         */
-                        if (want_symtab) {
-                                want_symtab = 0;
-                                self->symtab_type = SYMTAB__BUILD_ID_CACHE;
-                        } else
-                                continue;
+                default:;
                 }
 
                 /* Name is now the name of the next image to try */
@@ -1573,6 +1565,15 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
                 }
         }
 
+        /*
+         * If we wanted a full symtab but no image had one,
+         * relax our requirements and repeat the search.
+         */
+        if (ret <= 0 && want_symtab) {
+                want_symtab = 0;
+                goto restart;
+        }
+
         free(name);
         if (ret < 0 && strstr(self->name, " (deleted)") != NULL)
                 return 0;