diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 4ada5a44aaf2ad9195085efd50dd7bef2ad1c370..7fb33304fb4ea66f1103c351b696a1e2b5e8bae8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1608,25 +1608,27 @@ int dso__load_vmlinux_path(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	return err;
 }
 
+static bool visible_dir_filter(const char *name, struct dirent *d)
+{
+	if (d->d_type != DT_DIR)
+		return false;
+	return lsdir_no_dot_filter(name, d);
+}
+
 static int find_matching_kcore(struct map *map, char *dir, size_t dir_sz)
 {
 	char kallsyms_filename[PATH_MAX];
-	struct dirent *dent;
 	int ret = -1;
-	DIR *d;
+	struct strlist *dirs;
+	struct str_node *nd;
 
-	d = opendir(dir);
-	if (!d)
+	dirs = lsdir(dir, visible_dir_filter);
+	if (!dirs)
 		return -1;
 
-	while (1) {
-		dent = readdir(d);
-		if (!dent)
-			break;
-		if (dent->d_type != DT_DIR)
-			continue;
+	strlist__for_each(nd, dirs) {
 		scnprintf(kallsyms_filename, sizeof(kallsyms_filename),
-			  "%s/%s/kallsyms", dir, dent->d_name);
+			  "%s/%s/kallsyms", dir, nd->s);
 		if (!validate_kcore_addresses(kallsyms_filename, map)) {
 			strlcpy(dir, kallsyms_filename, dir_sz);
 			ret = 0;
@@ -1634,7 +1636,7 @@ static int find_matching_kcore(struct map *map, char *dir, size_t dir_sz)
 		}
 	}
 
-	closedir(d);
+	strlist__delete(dirs);
 
 	return ret;
 }