diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 0f554febf9a1..0f9ce2ee2c31 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -639,6 +639,11 @@ static struct hist_entry *hists__findnew_entry(struct hists *hists,
 			 * the history counter to increment.
 			 */
 			if (he->ms.map != entry->ms.map) {
+				if (he->ms.sym) {
+					u64 addr = he->ms.sym->start;
+					he->ms.sym = map__find_symbol(entry->ms.map, addr);
+				}
+
 				map__put(he->ms.map);
 				he->ms.map = map__get(entry->ms.map);
 			}