diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 2b6c1ccb878c..d2299e912e59 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -231,8 +231,14 @@ static int64_t _sort__sym_cmp(struct symbol *sym_l, struct symbol *sym_r)
 	if (sym_l == sym_r)
 		return 0;
 
-	if (sym_l->inlined || sym_r->inlined)
-		return strcmp(sym_l->name, sym_r->name);
+	if (sym_l->inlined || sym_r->inlined) {
+		int ret = strcmp(sym_l->name, sym_r->name);
+
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		if ((sym_l->start <= sym_r->end) && (sym_l->end >= sym_r->start))
+			return 0;
+	}
 
 	if (sym_l->start != sym_r->start)
 		return (int64_t)(sym_r->start - sym_l->start);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
index 00f215580b5a..10ca1533937e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct symbol *new_inline_sym(struct dso *dso,
 	} else {
 		/* create a fake symbol for the inline frame */
 		inline_sym = symbol__new(base_sym ? base_sym->start : 0,
-					 base_sym ? base_sym->end : 0,
+					 base_sym ? (base_sym->end - base_sym->start) : 0,
 					 base_sym ? base_sym->binding : 0,
 					 base_sym ? base_sym->type : 0,
 					 funcname);