diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 1adb143867e3e4ce30cc6e60394e9055042d9983..be84f7a9838bff705d9c02b49168aede82b4291c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1757,7 +1757,7 @@ static int vmlinux_path__init(struct perf_session_env *env)
 	char bf[PATH_MAX];
 	char *kernel_version;
 
-	vmlinux_path = malloc(sizeof(char *) * 5);
+	vmlinux_path = malloc(sizeof(char *) * 6);
 	if (vmlinux_path == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
@@ -1788,6 +1788,12 @@ static int vmlinux_path__init(struct perf_session_env *env)
 	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
 		goto out_fail;
 	++vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
+	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-%s",
+		 kernel_version);
+	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);
+	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)
+		goto out_fail;
+        ++vmlinux_path__nr_entries;
 	snprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "/lib/modules/%s/build/vmlinux", kernel_version);
 	vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] = strdup(bf);
 	if (vmlinux_path[vmlinux_path__nr_entries] == NULL)