1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 381999dd5c1f..71d23e1e30e8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1608,11 +1608,11 @@ static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
                 u8 kallsyms_build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE];
 
                 if (sysfs__read_build_id("/sys/kernel/notes", kallsyms_build_id,
-                                         sizeof(kallsyms_build_id)) == 0)
-
-                is_kallsyms = dso__build_id_equal(self, kallsyms_build_id);
-                if (is_kallsyms)
-                        goto do_kallsyms;
+                                         sizeof(kallsyms_build_id)) == 0) {
+                        is_kallsyms = dso__build_id_equal(self, kallsyms_build_id);
+                        if (is_kallsyms)
+                                goto do_kallsyms;
+                }
                 goto do_vmlinux;
         }
 
@@ -1623,6 +1623,9 @@ static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 do_vmlinux:
         err = dso__load_vmlinux(self, map, session, self->long_name, filter);
         if (err <= 0) {
+                if (self->has_build_id)
+                        return -1;
+
                 pr_info("The file %s cannot be used, "
                         "trying to use /proc/kallsyms...", self->long_name);
 do_kallsyms: