diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 94a717bf007d..b24482e54451 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2193,18 +2193,20 @@ static int __add_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static char *looking_function_name;
-static int num_matched_functions;
-
-static int probe_function_filter(struct map *map __maybe_unused,
-				      struct symbol *sym)
+static int find_probe_functions(struct map *map, char *name)
 {
-	if ((sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL || sym->binding == STB_LOCAL) &&
-	    strcmp(looking_function_name, sym->name) == 0) {
-		num_matched_functions++;
-		return 0;
+	int found = 0;
+	struct symbol *sym = map__find_symbol_by_name(map, name, NULL);
+
+	while (sym != NULL) {
+		if (sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL || sym->binding == STB_LOCAL)
+			found++;
+		sym = symbol__next_by_name(sym);
+		if (sym == NULL || strcmp(sym->name, name))
+			break;
 	}
-	return 1;
+
+	return found;
 }
 
 #define strdup_or_goto(str, label)	\
@@ -2222,10 +2224,10 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	struct kmap *kmap = NULL;
 	struct ref_reloc_sym *reloc_sym = NULL;
 	struct symbol *sym;
-	struct rb_node *nd;
 	struct probe_trace_event *tev;
 	struct perf_probe_point *pp = &pev->point;
 	struct probe_trace_point *tp;
+	int num_matched_functions;
 	int ret, i;
 
 	/* Init maps of given executable or kernel */
@@ -2242,10 +2244,8 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	 * Load matched symbols: Since the different local symbols may have
 	 * same name but different addresses, this lists all the symbols.
 	 */
-	num_matched_functions = 0;
-	looking_function_name = pp->function;
-	ret = map__load(map, probe_function_filter);
-	if (ret || num_matched_functions == 0) {
+	num_matched_functions = find_probe_functions(map, pp->function);
+	if (num_matched_functions == 0) {
 		pr_err("Failed to find symbol %s in %s\n", pp->function,
 			target ? : "kernel");
 		ret = -ENOENT;
@@ -2275,7 +2275,9 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	}
 
 	ret = 0;
-	map__for_each_symbol(map, sym, nd) {
+	sym = map__find_symbol_by_name(map, pp->function, NULL);
+
+	while (sym != NULL) {
 		tev = (*tevs) + ret;
 		tp = &tev->point;
 		if (ret == num_matched_functions) {
@@ -2323,6 +2325,10 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 					strdup_or_goto(pev->args[i].type,
 							nomem_out);
 		}
+
+		sym = symbol__next_by_name(sym);
+		if (sym == NULL || strcmp(sym->name, pp->function))
+			break;
 	}
 
 out: