diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index da6036ba0cea48e9d20e1a35fae13e11f1c1c9d9..4d569ad7db02dd9a3b823503f2e8434b226eb911 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1866,8 +1866,10 @@ 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;