diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index d75349979e65..ec5ec1c9d9b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -939,8 +939,11 @@ int dso__load_sym(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		 * to it...
 		 */
 		if (symbol_conf.demangle) {
-			demangled = bfd_demangle(NULL, elf_name,
-						 DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI);
+			int demangle_flags = DMGL_NO_OPTS;
+			if (verbose)
+				demangle_flags = DMGL_PARAMS | DMGL_ANSI;
+
+			demangled = bfd_demangle(NULL, elf_name, demangle_flags);
 			if (demangled != NULL)
 				elf_name = demangled;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index b95e3a36d654..3f95ea0357e3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ extern Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
 #endif
 
 #ifndef DMGL_PARAMS
+#define DMGL_NO_OPTS     0              /* For readability... */
 #define DMGL_PARAMS      (1 << 0)       /* Include function args */
 #define DMGL_ANSI        (1 << 1)       /* Include const, volatile, etc */
 #endif