diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
index b2357e8115a2ae7696f4aecce95c2a98adbf72ca..3cce13b19cbb677f90e10e69d215a34591061051 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/dwarf-unwind.c
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ int test__dwarf_unwind(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 		return -1;
 	}
 
+	if (machine__create_kernel_maps(machine)) {
+		pr_err("Failed to create kernel maps\n");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	callchain_param.record_mode = CALLCHAIN_DWARF;
 
 	if (init_live_machine(machine)) {