diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 290c2e6d4001..c872991e0f65 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -832,9 +832,25 @@ static int machine__create_modules(struct machine *machine)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+const char *ref_reloc_sym_names[] = {"_text", "_stext", NULL};
+
 int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct dso *kernel = machine__get_kernel(machine);
+	char filename[PATH_MAX];
+	const char *name;
+	u64 addr = 0;
+	int i;
+
+	machine__get_kallsyms_filename(machine, filename, PATH_MAX);
+
+	for (i = 0; (name = ref_reloc_sym_names[i]) != NULL; i++) {
+		addr = kallsyms__get_function_start(filename, name);
+		if (addr)
+			break;
+	}
+	if (!addr)
+		return -1;
 
 	if (kernel == NULL ||
 	    __machine__create_kernel_maps(machine, kernel) < 0)
@@ -853,6 +869,13 @@ int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 	 * Now that we have all the maps created, just set the ->end of them:
 	 */
 	map_groups__fixup_end(&machine->kmaps);
+
+	if (maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_maps, name,
+					     addr)) {
+		machine__destroy_kernel_maps(machine);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index 477133015440..f77e91e483dc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ union perf_event;
 #define	HOST_KERNEL_ID			(-1)
 #define	DEFAULT_GUEST_KERNEL_ID		(0)
 
+extern const char *ref_reloc_sym_names[];
+
 struct machine {
 	struct rb_node	  rb_node;
 	pid_t		  pid;