diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 3d049cb313acbafc64a018effb1754fb9d70aa27..177c1d4088f886239365761d6fb97eb65b460641 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2115,9 +2115,10 @@ static int append_inlines(struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 	struct inline_node *inline_node;
 	struct inline_list *ilist;
 	u64 addr;
+	int ret = 1;
 
 	if (!symbol_conf.inline_name || !map || !sym)
-		return 1;
+		return ret;
 
 	addr = map__rip_2objdump(map, ip);
 
@@ -2125,22 +2126,20 @@ static int append_inlines(struct callchain_cursor *cursor,
 	if (!inline_node) {
 		inline_node = dso__parse_addr_inlines(map->dso, addr, sym);
 		if (!inline_node)
-			return 1;
-
+			return ret;
 		inlines__tree_insert(&map->dso->inlined_nodes, inline_node);
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ilist, &inline_node->val, list) {
-		int ret = callchain_cursor_append(cursor, ip, map,
-						  ilist->symbol, false,
-						  NULL, 0, 0, 0,
-						  ilist->srcline);
+		ret = callchain_cursor_append(cursor, ip, map,
+					      ilist->symbol, false,
+					      NULL, 0, 0, 0, ilist->srcline);
 
 		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int unwind_entry(struct unwind_entry *entry, void *arg)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
index 8bea6621d657095441a331dcea30bbee620aee98..fc3888664b20bee5ec68b3601cb021d198d2bd26 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
@@ -353,17 +353,8 @@ static struct inline_node *addr2inlines(const char *dso_name, u64 addr,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->val);
 	node->addr = addr;
 
-	if (!addr2line(dso_name, addr, NULL, NULL, dso, TRUE, node, sym))
-		goto out_free_inline_node;
-
-	if (list_empty(&node->val))
-		goto out_free_inline_node;
-
+	addr2line(dso_name, addr, NULL, NULL, dso, true, node, sym);
 	return node;
-
-out_free_inline_node:
-	inline_node__delete(node);
-	return NULL;
 }
 
 #else /* HAVE_LIBBFD_SUPPORT */
@@ -480,11 +471,6 @@ static struct inline_node *addr2inlines(const char *dso_name, u64 addr,
 out:
 	pclose(fp);
 
-	if (list_empty(&node->val)) {
-		inline_node__delete(node);
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	return node;
 }