diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 942f7da8bf848b932282955e8c32108ef6b44e6c..ec96321eb9e4893436e31aa89ac50f47b5e8db23 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ static int write_padded(int fd, const void *bf, size_t count,
 			continue;		\
 		else
 
-static int __dsos__write_buildid_table(struct list_head *head, int fd)
+static int __dsos__write_buildid_table(struct list_head *head, u16 misc, int fd)
 {
 	struct dso *pos;
 
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ static int __dsos__write_buildid_table(struct list_head *head, int fd)
 		len = ALIGN(len, NAME_ALIGN);
 		memset(&b, 0, sizeof(b));
 		memcpy(&b.build_id, pos->build_id, sizeof(pos->build_id));
+		b.header.misc = misc;
 		b.header.size = sizeof(b) + len;
 		err = do_write(fd, &b, sizeof(b));
 		if (err < 0)
@@ -220,9 +221,11 @@ static int __dsos__write_buildid_table(struct list_head *head, int fd)
 
 static int dsos__write_buildid_table(int fd)
 {
-	int err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&dsos__kernel, fd);
+	int err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&dsos__kernel,
+					      PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL, fd);
 	if (err == 0)
-		err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&dsos__user, fd);
+		err = __dsos__write_buildid_table(&dsos__user,
+						  PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER, fd);
 	return err;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index e0e6a075489e79ea2d5b6eb767b64eb5163c6c09..378ac5422bcf7f52abe6886a9b9fbd20a358b511 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ int perf_header__read_build_ids(int input, u64 offset, u64 size)
 	while (offset < limit) {
 		struct dso *dso;
 		ssize_t len;
+		struct list_head *head = &dsos__user;
 
 		if (read(input, &bev, sizeof(bev)) != sizeof(bev))
 			goto out;
@@ -263,7 +264,10 @@ int perf_header__read_build_ids(int input, u64 offset, u64 size)
 		if (read(input, filename, len) != len)
 			goto out;
 
-		dso = dsos__findnew(filename);
+		if (bev.header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL)
+			head = &dsos__kernel;
+
+		dso = __dsos__findnew(head, filename);
 		if (dso != NULL)
 			dso__set_build_id(dso, &bev.build_id);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index da2f07f1af8fc0d3ac45031ca5139d2f02c5dd63..8e6627e6b7788e0a180a5739e7f4ec5a49dfd79f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1615,14 +1615,14 @@ static struct dso *dsos__find(struct list_head *head, const char *name)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-struct dso *dsos__findnew(const char *name)
+struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct list_head *head, const char *name)
 {
-	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(&dsos__user, name);
+	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(head, name);
 
 	if (!dso) {
 		dso = dso__new(name);
 		if (dso != NULL) {
-			dsos__add(&dsos__user, dso);
+			dsos__add(head, dso);
 			dso__set_basename(dso);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index b2b5330a82a019ac4bbddfc72188217f2aa8320b..ee0b4593db7b7c6541678393094f1ba84279ff7d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -115,9 +115,17 @@ bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *self, enum map_type type);
 
 void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *self, enum map_type type);
 
+extern struct list_head dsos__user, dsos__kernel;
+
+struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct list_head *head, const char *name);
+
+static inline struct dso *dsos__findnew(const char *name)
+{
+	return __dsos__findnew(&dsos__user, name);
+}
+
 struct perf_session;
 
-struct dso *dsos__findnew(const char *name);
 int dso__load(struct dso *self, struct map *map, struct perf_session *session,
 	      symbol_filter_t filter);
 void dsos__fprintf(FILE *fp);
@@ -143,6 +151,5 @@ bool symbol_type__is_a(char symbol_type, enum map_type map_type);
 
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self);
 
-extern struct list_head dsos__user, dsos__kernel;
 extern struct dso *vdso;
 #endif /* __PERF_SYMBOL */