diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.c b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
index 6f7d5a9d6b05..c4374f07603c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.c
@@ -513,10 +513,16 @@ void dsos__add(struct list_head *head, struct dso *dso)
 	list_add_tail(&dso->node, head);
 }
 
-struct dso *dsos__find(struct list_head *head, const char *name)
+struct dso *dsos__find(struct list_head *head, const char *name, bool cmp_short)
 {
 	struct dso *pos;
 
+	if (cmp_short) {
+		list_for_each_entry(pos, head, node)
+			if (strcmp(pos->short_name, name) == 0)
+				return pos;
+		return NULL;
+	}
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, head, node)
 		if (strcmp(pos->long_name, name) == 0)
 			return pos;
@@ -525,7 +531,7 @@ struct dso *dsos__find(struct list_head *head, const char *name)
 
 struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct list_head *head, const char *name)
 {
-	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(head, name);
+	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(head, name, false);
 
 	if (!dso) {
 		dso = dso__new(name);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.h b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
index 450199ab51b5..d51aaf272c68 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
@@ -133,7 +133,8 @@ struct dso *dso__kernel_findnew(struct machine *machine, const char *name,
 				const char *short_name, int dso_type);
 
 void dsos__add(struct list_head *head, struct dso *dso);
-struct dso *dsos__find(struct list_head *head, const char *name);
+struct dso *dsos__find(struct list_head *head, const char *name,
+		       bool cmp_short);
 struct dso *__dsos__findnew(struct list_head *head, const char *name);
 bool __dsos__read_build_ids(struct list_head *head, bool with_hits);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/vdso.c b/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
index e60951fcdb12..39159822d58f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/vdso.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void vdso__exit(void)
 
 struct dso *vdso__dso_findnew(struct list_head *head)
 {
-	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(head, VDSO__MAP_NAME);
+	struct dso *dso = dsos__find(head, VDSO__MAP_NAME, true);
 
 	if (!dso) {
 		char *file;