diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 1d8de2e4a40740bf38297ed5163ef1cc679f7c01..f012a98c726c536502584e1fc8bd096496e6d60b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ static int perf_event__inject_buildid(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	}
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      event->ip.ip, &al);
+			      event->ip.ip, &al, NULL);
 
 	if (al.map != NULL) {
 		if (!al.map->dso->hit) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 1cad370146738b85536efa2a2de9c979d87e4963..cd616ff5d2218c95b3d267af194cfd38bb8a3456 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -341,10 +341,10 @@ static void print_sample_addr(union perf_event *event,
 		return;
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      sample->addr, &al);
+			      sample->addr, &al, NULL);
 	if (!al.map)
 		thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__VARIABLE,
-				      sample->addr, &al);
+				      sample->addr, &al, NULL);
 
 	al.cpu = sample->cpu;
 	al.sym = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 28bee6285f5d3127801f5350308e9764c0557d2f..0c7b052cead281406f49e5bd8dfe246249729631 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static int read_object_code(u64 addr, size_t len, u8 cpumode,
 	pr_debug("Reading object code for memory address: %#"PRIx64"\n", addr);
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION, addr,
-			      &al);
+			      &al, NULL);
 	if (!al.map || !al.map->dso) {
 		pr_debug("thread__find_addr_map failed\n");
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
index 5295625c0c009af43e980a1182e6748959df0734..3a0f5089379c5b9a7a7b78b607551f57b0e875f1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/build-id.c
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int build_id__mark_dso_hit(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	}
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      event->ip.ip, &al);
+			      event->ip.ip, &al, NULL);
 
 	if (al.map != NULL)
 		al.map->dso->hit = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 95412705d0d2f84016ecb64bf09457200260f357..cc7c0c9c9ea67bbc52e0d6dca83176f30130fc1d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -592,9 +592,10 @@ int perf_event__process(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
 			   struct machine *machine, u8 cpumode,
 			   enum map_type type, u64 addr,
-			   struct addr_location *al)
+			   struct addr_location *al, symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
 	struct map_groups *mg = &self->mg;
+	bool load_map = false;
 
 	al->thread = self;
 	al->addr = addr;
@@ -609,11 +610,13 @@ void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
 	if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL && perf_host) {
 		al->level = 'k';
 		mg = &machine->kmaps;
+		load_map = true;
 	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER && perf_host) {
 		al->level = '.';
 	} else if (cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL && perf_guest) {
 		al->level = 'g';
 		mg = &machine->kmaps;
+		load_map = true;
 	} else {
 		/*
 		 * 'u' means guest os user space.
@@ -654,8 +657,15 @@ void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *self,
 			mg = &machine->kmaps;
 			goto try_again;
 		}
-	} else
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * Kernel maps might be changed when loading symbols so loading
+		 * must be done prior to using kernel maps.
+		 */
+		if (load_map)
+			map__load(al->map, filter);
 		al->addr = al->map->map_ip(al->map, al->addr);
+	}
 }
 
 void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
@@ -663,7 +673,7 @@ void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
 				struct addr_location *al,
 				symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
-	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, type, addr, al);
+	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, type, addr, al, filter);
 	if (al->map != NULL)
 		al->sym = map__find_symbol(al->map, al->addr, filter);
 	else
@@ -699,7 +709,7 @@ int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
 		machine__create_kernel_maps(machine);
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      event->ip.ip, al);
+			      event->ip.ip, al, filter);
 	dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
 		    al->map ? al->map->dso->long_name :
 			al->level == 'H' ? "[hypervisor]" : "<not found>");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index 0fe1f9c05865623e054430b50c7b79b7ec986429..f98d1d983547ef399fbe182e0d81fef4b76a45f8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *self,
 
 void thread__find_addr_map(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
 			   u8 cpumode, enum map_type type, u64 addr,
-			   struct addr_location *al);
+			   struct addr_location *al, symbol_filter_t filter);
 
 void thread__find_addr_location(struct thread *thread, struct machine *machine,
 				u8 cpumode, enum map_type type, u64 addr,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/unwind.c b/tools/perf/util/unwind.c
index 958723ba3d2efaa3978a4870d6623f6e7feef601..5bbd4947c27d0dcc806fc6388a9b7e73702ab23a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/unwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/unwind.c
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ static struct map *find_map(unw_word_t ip, struct unwind_info *ui)
 	struct addr_location al;
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(ui->thread, ui->machine, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
-			      MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al);
+			      MAP__FUNCTION, ip, &al, NULL);
 	return al.map;
 }
 
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ static int access_dso_mem(struct unwind_info *ui, unw_word_t addr,
 	ssize_t size;
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(ui->thread, ui->machine, PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER,
-			      MAP__FUNCTION, addr, &al);
+			      MAP__FUNCTION, addr, &al, NULL);
 	if (!al.map) {
 		pr_debug("unwind: no map for %lx\n", (unsigned long)addr);
 		return -1;