diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 19f6f553405f..4017b52bd14b 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: e1c7c6a40c8037478742ce134190c1a955853bfb
+refs/heads/master: 19fc2dedff448120a7aeaa3c136689c6b71777c6
diff --git a/trunk/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/trunk/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 1270cf867e61..f1f609dcf9a1 100644
--- a/trunk/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/trunk/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1650,12 +1650,12 @@ static int dso__load_kernel_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 			     getenv("HOME"), sbuild_id) == -1)
 			return -1;
 
+		kallsyms_filename = kallsyms_allocated_filename;
+
 		if (access(kallsyms_filename, F_OK)) {
 			free(kallsyms_allocated_filename);
 			return -1;
 		}
-
-		kallsyms_filename = kallsyms_allocated_filename;
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * Last resort, if we don't have a build-id and couldn't find