diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 824c038e5c33..dc0e11214ae1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -617,10 +617,23 @@ int machine__resolve(struct machine *machine, struct addr_location *al,
 		al->sym = map__find_symbol(al->map, al->addr);
 	}
 
-	if (symbol_conf.sym_list &&
-		(!al->sym || !strlist__has_entry(symbol_conf.sym_list,
-						al->sym->name))) {
-		al->filtered |= (1 << HIST_FILTER__SYMBOL);
+	if (symbol_conf.sym_list) {
+		int ret = 0;
+		char al_addr_str[32];
+		size_t sz = sizeof(al_addr_str);
+
+		if (al->sym) {
+			ret = strlist__has_entry(symbol_conf.sym_list,
+						al->sym->name);
+		}
+		if (!(ret && al->sym)) {
+			snprintf(al_addr_str, sz, "0x%"PRIx64,
+				al->map->unmap_ip(al->map, al->sym->start));
+			ret = strlist__has_entry(symbol_conf.sym_list,
+						al_addr_str);
+		}
+		if (!ret)
+			al->filtered |= (1 << HIST_FILTER__SYMBOL);
 	}
 
 	return 0;