diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index e680371bd5c9b79ca27e47a2f55889606af872ce..9ba6e49ead62976855cfbeff3330d50cb96f1159 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -1136,8 +1136,7 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	 * For misannotated, zeroed, ASM function sizes.
 	 */
 	if (nr > 0) {
-		if (!symbol_conf.allow_aliases)
-			symbols__fixup_duplicate(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
+		symbols__fixup_duplicate(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
 		symbols__fixup_end(&dso->symbols[map->type]);
 		if (kmap) {
 			/*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 863d69c45b8a8a7cfef6b2f327180e0aef274aa0..ef2f913de662e34332018f6cb8e02a0fc0854e43 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -153,6 +153,9 @@ void symbols__fixup_duplicate(struct rb_root *symbols)
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	struct symbol *curr, *next;
 
+	if (symbol_conf.allow_aliases)
+		return;
+
 	nd = rb_first(symbols);
 
 	while (nd) {