diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index a3a165ae933a..a024f06f75d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -556,6 +556,11 @@ struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso, u64 addr)
 	return dso->last_find_result.symbol;
 }
 
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_nocache(struct dso *dso, u64 addr)
+{
+	return symbols__find(&dso->symbols, addr);
+}
+
 struct symbol *dso__first_symbol(struct dso *dso)
 {
 	return symbols__first(&dso->symbols);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index f735108c4d4e..2fdeb22bd02f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ void dso__delete_symbol(struct dso *dso,
 			struct symbol *sym);
 
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol(struct dso *dso, u64 addr);
+struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_nocache(struct dso *dso, u64 addr);
 struct symbol *dso__find_symbol_by_name(struct dso *dso, const char *name);
 
 struct symbol *symbol__next_by_name(struct symbol *sym);