diff --git a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
index 72d5ba2479bf19ba1ec9e92d576fc3b8db953ca9..f69961c4a4f34a3bb943d5f1e4d320d0c037265f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -1983,17 +1983,14 @@ static int find_dso_sym(struct dso *dso, const char *sym_name, u64 *start,
 
 static int addr_filter__entire_dso(struct addr_filter *filt, struct dso *dso)
 {
-	struct symbol *first_sym = dso__first_symbol(dso);
-	struct symbol *last_sym = dso__last_symbol(dso);
-
-	if (!first_sym || !last_sym) {
-		pr_err("Failed to determine filter for %s\nNo symbols found.\n",
+	if (dso__data_file_size(dso, NULL)) {
+		pr_err("Failed to determine filter for %s\nCannot determine file size.\n",
 		       filt->filename);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	filt->addr = first_sym->start;
-	filt->size = last_sym->end - first_sym->start;
+	filt->addr = 0;
+	filt->size = dso->data.file_size;
 
 	return 0;
 }