diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index e656e25..645d580 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -518,14 +518,14 @@
 
 int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 {
+	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, annotate_usage, 0);
+
 	symbol_conf.priv_size = sizeof(struct sym_priv);
 	symbol_conf.try_vmlinux_path = true;
 
 	if (symbol__init() < 0)
 		return -1;
 
-	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, annotate_usage, 0);
-
 	setup_sorting(annotate_usage, options);
 
 	if (argc) {