diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index afec6f9ffd89..c7effcfc40ed 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -2036,7 +2036,7 @@ static int trace__pgfault(struct trace *trace,
 
 	fprintf(trace->output, "] => ");
 
-	__thread__find_symbol(thread, sample->cpumode, MAP__VARIABLE, sample->addr, &al);
+	thread__find_symbol(thread, sample->cpumode, sample->addr, &al);
 
 	if (!al.map) {
 		thread__find_symbol(thread, sample->cpumode, sample->addr, &al);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 241d3c827fae..7b67771cd478 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -1565,12 +1565,12 @@ try_again:
 	return al->map;
 }
 
-struct symbol *__thread__find_symbol(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode,
-				     enum map_type type, u64 addr,
-				     struct addr_location *al)
+struct symbol *thread__find_symbol(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode,
+				   u64 addr, struct addr_location *al)
 {
 	al->sym = NULL;
-	if (__thread__find_map(thread, cpumode, type, addr, al))
+	if (__thread__find_map(thread, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION, addr, al) ||
+	    __thread__find_map(thread, cpumode, MAP__VARIABLE, addr, al))
 		al->sym = map__find_symbol(al->map, al->addr);
 	return al->sym;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index a00e82b83e0a..3422ef67ec21 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1677,15 +1677,7 @@ static void ip__resolve_data(struct thread *thread,
 
 	memset(&al, 0, sizeof(al));
 
-	__thread__find_symbol(thread, m, MAP__VARIABLE, addr, &al);
-	if (al.map == NULL) {
-		/*
-		 * some shared data regions have execute bit set which puts
-		 * their mapping in the MAP__FUNCTION type array.
-		 * Check there as a fallback option before dropping the sample.
-		 */
-		thread__find_symbol(thread, m, addr, &al);
-	}
+	thread__find_symbol(thread, m, addr, &al);
 
 	ams->addr = addr;
 	ams->al_addr = al.addr;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread.h b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
index d6209c73f32d..54aa24d6151e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread.h
@@ -101,14 +101,8 @@ static inline struct map *thread__find_map(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode,
 	return __thread__find_map(thread, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION, addr, al);
 }
 
-struct symbol *__thread__find_symbol(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode, enum map_type type,
-				     u64 addr, struct addr_location *al);
-
-static inline struct symbol *thread__find_symbol(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode,
-						 u64 addr, struct addr_location *al)
-{
-	return __thread__find_symbol(thread, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION, addr, al);
-}
+struct symbol *thread__find_symbol(struct thread *thread, u8 cpumode,
+				   u64 addr, struct addr_location *al);
 
 void thread__find_cpumode_addr_location(struct thread *thread, u64 addr,
 					struct addr_location *al);