diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 3cb928e51a99310cf3de107b3e1aa37227f81983..a194702a0a2f5af700a3177832823502e4d383d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -450,6 +450,17 @@ struct symbol *dso__next_symbol(struct symbol *sym)
 	return symbols__next(sym);
 }
 
+struct symbol *symbol__next_by_name(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	struct symbol_name_rb_node *s = container_of(sym, struct symbol_name_rb_node, sym);
+	struct rb_node *n = rb_next(&s->rb_node);
+
+	return n ? &rb_entry(n, struct symbol_name_rb_node, rb_node)->sym : NULL;
+}
+
+ /*
+  * Teturns first symbol that matched with @name.
+  */
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type,
 					const char *name)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 9d602e9c6f590f73eb9413f53bbbceeada64b20d..1650dcb3a67bc3fddff40c93c6fdf6a1122d185a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type,
 				u64 addr);
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type,
 					const char *name);
+struct symbol *symbol__next_by_name(struct symbol *sym);
 
 struct symbol *dso__first_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
 struct symbol *dso__next_symbol(struct symbol *sym);