diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 19c9c558454f671684938147b1061635b3f188f0..aecff69a510df064975e8b4d25d0aba0e64879c1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -345,6 +345,16 @@ static struct symbol *symbols__first(struct rb_root *symbols)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static struct symbol *symbols__last(struct rb_root *symbols)
+{
+	struct rb_node *n = rb_last(symbols);
+
+	if (n)
+		return rb_entry(n, struct symbol, rb_node);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 static struct symbol *symbols__next(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	struct rb_node *n = rb_next(&sym->rb_node);
@@ -466,6 +476,11 @@ struct symbol *dso__first_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
 	return symbols__first(&dso->symbols[type]);
 }
 
+struct symbol *dso__last_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+{
+	return symbols__last(&dso->symbols[type]);
+}
+
 struct symbol *dso__next_symbol(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	return symbols__next(sym);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 0dacfb7d5b67b0b39bd481342e09bed3600ef7d9..d964844eb3141fa1b94b1a39c8db05557b4f50d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type,
 struct symbol *symbol__next_by_name(struct symbol *sym);
 
 struct symbol *dso__first_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
+struct symbol *dso__last_symbol(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
 struct symbol *dso__next_symbol(struct symbol *sym);
 
 enum dso_type dso__type_fd(int fd);