diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 2c2b443df5ba796c43ee12c6c0f2061b5d7c7b80..1a3e45baf97fb575c02afe49707727aff0f628ec 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -179,6 +179,16 @@ struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_symbol(struct machine *machine,
 				       mapp, filter);
 }
 
+static inline
+struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_symbol_by_name(struct machine *machine,
+						   enum map_type type, const char *name,
+						   struct map **mapp,
+						   symbol_filter_t filter)
+{
+	return map_groups__find_symbol_by_name(&machine->kmaps, type, name,
+					       mapp, filter);
+}
+
 static inline
 struct symbol *machine__find_kernel_function(struct machine *machine, u64 addr,
 					     struct map **mapp,