diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 8f88420..c130df26 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -465,6 +465,11 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(session) < 0) {
+		pr_err("Problems creating kernel maps\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (!file_new) {
 		err = perf_header__read(&session->header, output);
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -558,6 +563,12 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
+	err = event__synthesize_modules(process_synthesized_event, session);
+	if (err < 0) {
+		pr_err("Couldn't record kernel reference relocation symbol.\n");
+		return err;
+	}
+
 	if (!system_wide && profile_cpu == -1)
 		event__synthesize_thread(pid, process_synthesized_event,
 					 session);