diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 1fc1c2f..17476df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -470,6 +470,17 @@
 	return 1;
 }
 
+u64 kallsyms__get_function_start(const char *kallsyms_filename,
+				 const char *symbol_name)
+{
+	struct process_symbol_args args = { .name = symbol_name, };
+
+	if (kallsyms__parse(kallsyms_filename, &args, find_symbol_cb) <= 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	return args.start;
+}
+
 int perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(struct perf_tool *tool,
 				       perf_event__handler_t process,
 				       struct machine *machine,
@@ -480,13 +491,13 @@
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	char name_buff[PATH_MAX];
 	struct map *map;
+	u64 start;
 	int err;
 	/*
 	 * We should get this from /sys/kernel/sections/.text, but till that is
 	 * available use this, and after it is use this as a fallback for older
 	 * kernels.
 	 */
-	struct process_symbol_args args = { .name = symbol_name, };
 	union perf_event *event = zalloc((sizeof(event->mmap) +
 					  machine->id_hdr_size));
 	if (event == NULL) {
@@ -513,7 +524,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (kallsyms__parse(filename, &args, find_symbol_cb) <= 0) {
+	start = kallsyms__get_function_start(filename, symbol_name);
+	if (!start) {
 		free(event);
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
@@ -525,7 +537,7 @@
 	event->mmap.header.type = PERF_RECORD_MMAP;
 	event->mmap.header.size = (sizeof(event->mmap) -
 			(sizeof(event->mmap.filename) - size) + machine->id_hdr_size);
-	event->mmap.pgoff = args.start;
+	event->mmap.pgoff = start;
 	event->mmap.start = map->start;
 	event->mmap.len   = map->end - event->mmap.start;
 	event->mmap.pid   = machine->pid;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index faf6e21..66a0c03 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -279,4 +279,7 @@
 size_t perf_event__fprintf_task(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 size_t perf_event__fprintf(union perf_event *event, FILE *fp);
 
+u64 kallsyms__get_function_start(const char *kallsyms_filename,
+				 const char *symbol_name);
+
 #endif /* __PERF_RECORD_H */