diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
index 7691980b7df1..f101576d1c72 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
@@ -161,9 +161,16 @@ int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(struct test *test __maybe_unused, int subtest
 
 				continue;
 			}
-		} else
+		} else if (mem_start == kallsyms.vmlinux_map->end) {
+			/*
+			 * Ignore aliases to _etext, i.e. to the end of the kernel text area,
+			 * such as __indirect_thunk_end.
+			 */
+			continue;
+		} else {
 			pr_debug("ERR : %#" PRIx64 ": %s not on kallsyms\n",
 				 mem_start, sym->name);
+		}
 
 		err = -1;
 	}