diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 9feba0e..8af8e7f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -310,10 +310,8 @@
 
 	/* Find the address of given function */
 	map__for_each_symbol_by_name(map, pp->function, sym) {
-		if (sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL || sym->binding == STB_LOCAL) {
-			address = sym->start;
-			break;
-		}
+		address = sym->start;
+		break;
 	}
 	if (!address) {
 		ret = -ENOENT;
@@ -2485,8 +2483,7 @@
 	struct symbol *sym;
 
 	map__for_each_symbol_by_name(map, name, sym) {
-		if (sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL || sym->binding == STB_LOCAL)
-			found++;
+		found++;
 	}
 
 	return found;
@@ -2846,8 +2843,7 @@
 static int filter_available_functions(struct map *map __maybe_unused,
 				      struct symbol *sym)
 {
-	if ((sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL || sym->binding == STB_LOCAL) &&
-	    strfilter__compare(available_func_filter, sym->name))
+	if (strfilter__compare(available_func_filter, sym->name))
 		return 0;
 	return 1;
 }