diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index ee15db2be2f4..9ed9a5676d35 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,16 @@ void dso__set_build_id(struct dso *dso, struct build_id *bid)
 
 bool dso__build_id_equal(const struct dso *dso, struct build_id *bid)
 {
+	if (dso->bid.size > bid->size && dso->bid.size == BUILD_ID_SIZE) {
+		/*
+		 * For the backward compatibility, it allows a build-id has
+		 * trailing zeros.
+		 */
+		return !memcmp(dso->bid.data, bid->data, bid->size) &&
+			!memchr_inv(&dso->bid.data[bid->size], 0,
+				    dso->bid.size - bid->size);
+	}
+
 	return dso->bid.size == bid->size &&
 	       memcmp(dso->bid.data, bid->data, dso->bid.size) == 0;
 }