diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 107bae7676b13a505fb08f7602088884924455b8..e011a7160380a437016f15bbe482383c81dc4974 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2321,7 +2321,12 @@ int machine__get_kernel_start(struct machine *machine)
 	machine->kernel_start = 1ULL << 63;
 	if (map) {
 		err = map__load(map);
-		if (!err)
+		/*
+		 * On x86_64, PTI entry trampolines are less than the
+		 * start of kernel text, but still above 2^63. So leave
+		 * kernel_start = 1ULL << 63 for x86_64.
+		 */
+		if (!err && !machine__is(machine, "x86_64"))
 			machine->kernel_start = map->start;
 	}
 	return err;