diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index a18fe9061d1dc..9eb998c599983 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -636,7 +636,7 @@ static struct hist_entry *hists__findnew_entry(struct hists *hists,
 			 * mis-adjust symbol addresses when computing
 			 * the history counter to increment.
 			 */
-			if (he->ms.map != entry->ms.map) {
+			if (hists__has(hists, sym) && he->ms.map != entry->ms.map) {
 				if (he->ms.sym) {
 					u64 addr = he->ms.sym->start;
 					he->ms.sym = map__find_symbol(entry->ms.map, addr);