diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 0f198f6d9b77..a4104e447f56 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static void report__warn_kptr_restrict(const struct report *rep)
 
 		if (kernel_map) {
 			const struct dso *kdso = kernel_map->dso;
-			if (!RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&kdso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION])) {
+			if (dso__has_symbols(kdso, MAP__FUNCTION)) {
 				desc = "If some relocation was applied (e.g. "
 				       "kexec) symbols may be misresolved.";
 			}
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 4e975f3ee3be..c11b46b411d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -742,7 +742,7 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 "Kernel address maps (/proc/{kallsyms,modules}) are restricted.\n\n"
 "Check /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict.\n\n"
 "Kernel%s samples will not be resolved.\n",
-			  al.map && !RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&al.map->dso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION]) ?
+			  al.map && dso__has_symbols(al.map->dso, MAP__FUNCTION) ?
 			  " modules" : "");
 			if (use_browser <= 0)
 				sleep(5);
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		 */
 		if (!machine->kptr_restrict_warned && !top->vmlinux_warned &&
 		    __map__is_kernel(al.map) &&
-		    RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&al.map->dso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION])) {
+		    dso__has_symbols(al.map->dso, MAP__FUNCTION)) {
 			if (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name) {
 				char serr[256];
 				dso__strerror_load(al.map->dso, serr, sizeof(serr));
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/dso.h b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
index c229dbe0277a..881d572be6aa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/dso.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/dso.h
@@ -233,6 +233,11 @@ static inline void __dso__zput(struct dso **dso)
 
 bool dso__loaded(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
 
+static inline bool dso__has_symbols(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type)
+{
+	return !RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&dso->symbols[type]);
+}
+
 bool dso__sorted_by_name(const struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
 void dso__set_sorted_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);
 void dso__sort_by_name(struct dso *dso, enum map_type type);