diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/machine.c
index 0b2054007314445700a95fdea28f550610e30b60..a19690a17291ebb52a9f0bccf97a356f4af6ade0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/s390/util/machine.c
@@ -5,16 +5,19 @@
 #include "util.h"
 #include "machine.h"
 #include "api/fs/fs.h"
+#include "debug.h"
 
 int arch__fix_module_text_start(u64 *start, const char *name)
 {
+	u64 m_start = *start;
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 
 	snprintf(path, PATH_MAX, "module/%.*s/sections/.text",
 				(int)strlen(name) - 2, name + 1);
-
-	if (sysfs__read_ull(path, (unsigned long long *)start) < 0)
-		return -1;
+	if (sysfs__read_ull(path, (unsigned long long *)start) < 0) {
+		pr_debug2("Using module %s start:%#lx\n", path, m_start);
+		*start = m_start;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }