diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index a18927d792afc..d9ecef526645b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ void symbols__fixup_end(struct rb_root_cached *symbols, bool is_kallsyms)
 		 * like in:
 		 *   ffffffffc1937000 T hdmi_driver_init  [snd_hda_codec_hdmi]
 		 */
-		if (prev->end == prev->start) {
+		if (prev->end == prev->start && prev->type != STT_NOTYPE) {
 			const char *prev_mod;
 			const char *curr_mod;