diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 89a1d5f2ad849fb21033047a4ff260ec3d1fe00c..dfb7fb7b39a74695d792846b4bc3f2354ad1ae47 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1860,8 +1860,10 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map)
 		if (nsexit)
 			nsinfo__mountns_enter(dso->nsinfo, &nsc);
 
-		if (bfdrc == 0)
+		if (bfdrc == 0) {
+			ret = 0;
 			break;
+		}
 
 		if (!is_reg || sirc < 0)
 			continue;