diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index c0a028c3ebaf..ab9867b2b433 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -977,8 +977,9 @@ static Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
  * And always look at the original dso, not at debuginfo packages, that
  * have the PLT data stripped out (shdr_rel_plt.sh_type == SHT_NOBITS).
  */
-static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *dso, struct map *map,
-				       symbol_filter_t filter)
+static int
+dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct dso *dso, char *name, struct map *map,
+			    symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
 	uint32_t nr_rel_entries, idx;
 	GElf_Sym sym;
@@ -993,10 +994,7 @@ static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	char sympltname[1024];
 	Elf *elf;
 	int nr = 0, symidx, fd, err = 0;
-	char name[PATH_MAX];
 
-	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "%s%s",
-		 symbol_conf.symfs, dso->long_name);
 	fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
 	if (fd < 0)
 		goto out;
@@ -1703,8 +1701,9 @@ restart:
 			continue;
 
 		if (ret > 0) {
-			int nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(dso, map,
-								 filter);
+			int nr_plt;
+
+			nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(dso, name, map, filter);
 			if (nr_plt > 0)
 				ret += nr_plt;
 			break;