diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 1645fb4ec9ed..89a1d5f2ad84 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1568,7 +1568,7 @@ int dso__load_bfd_symbols(struct dso *dso, const char *debugfile)
 	bfd *abfd;
 	u64 start, len;
 
-	abfd = bfd_openr(dso->long_name, NULL);
+	abfd = bfd_openr(debugfile, NULL);
 	if (!abfd)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1585,12 +1585,6 @@ int dso__load_bfd_symbols(struct dso *dso, const char *debugfile)
 	if (section)
 		dso->text_offset = section->vma - section->filepos;
 
-	bfd_close(abfd);
-
-	abfd = bfd_openr(debugfile, NULL);
-	if (!abfd)
-		return -1;
-
 	if (!bfd_check_format(abfd, bfd_object)) {
 		pr_debug2("%s: cannot read %s bfd file.\n", __func__,
 			  debugfile);