diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 2293a4a..753699a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@
 	else
 		ret = -1;
 
-	if (ret > 0 && runtime_ss->dynsym) {
+	if (ret > 0) {
 		int nr_plt;
 
 		nr_plt = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(dso, runtime_ss, map, filter);