diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 84cdb072ac83..bac817ab2068 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -502,15 +502,11 @@ static u64 machine__get_kernel_start_addr(struct machine *machine)
 	char path[PATH_MAX];
 	struct process_args args;
 
-	if (machine__is_host(machine)) {
-		filename = "/proc/kallsyms";
-	} else {
-		if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
-			filename = (char *)symbol_conf.default_guest_kallsyms;
-		else {
-			sprintf(path, "%s/proc/kallsyms", machine->root_dir);
-			filename = path;
-		}
+	if (machine__is_default_guest(machine))
+		filename = (char *)symbol_conf.default_guest_kallsyms;
+	else {
+		sprintf(path, "%s/proc/kallsyms", machine->root_dir);
+		filename = path;
 	}
 
 	if (symbol__restricted_filename(filename, "/proc/kallsyms"))