diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 292e70c774bd..2db8d7dd0f80 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -856,13 +856,10 @@ static int machine__get_running_kernel_start(struct machine *machine,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine, struct dso *kernel)
+static int
+__machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine, struct dso *kernel)
 {
 	int type;
-	u64 start = 0;
-
-	if (machine__get_running_kernel_start(machine, NULL, &start))
-		return -1;
 
 	/* In case of renewal the kernel map, destroy previous one */
 	machine__destroy_kernel_maps(machine);
@@ -871,7 +868,7 @@ int __machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine, struct dso *kernel)
 		struct kmap *kmap;
 		struct map *map;
 
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[type] = map__new2(start, kernel, type);
+		machine->vmlinux_maps[type] = map__new2(0, kernel, type);
 		if (machine->vmlinux_maps[type] == NULL)
 			return -1;
 
@@ -1222,6 +1219,24 @@ static int machine__create_modules(struct machine *machine)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void machine__set_kernel_mmap(struct machine *machine,
+				     u64 start, u64 end)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; i++) {
+		machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->start = start;
+		machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end   = end;
+
+		/*
+		 * Be a bit paranoid here, some perf.data file came with
+		 * a zero sized synthesized MMAP event for the kernel.
+		 */
+		if (machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end == 0)
+			machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end = ~0ULL;
+	}
+}
+
 int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct dso *kernel = machine__get_kernel(machine);
@@ -1246,40 +1261,22 @@ int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine)
 				 "continuing anyway...\n", machine->pid);
 	}
 
-	/*
-	 * Now that we have all the maps created, just set the ->end of them:
-	 */
-	map_groups__fixup_end(&machine->kmaps);
-
 	if (!machine__get_running_kernel_start(machine, &name, &addr)) {
 		if (name &&
 		    maps__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym(machine->vmlinux_maps, name, addr)) {
 			machine__destroy_kernel_maps(machine);
 			return -1;
 		}
+		machine__set_kernel_mmap(machine, addr, 0);
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Now that we have all the maps created, just set the ->end of them:
+	 */
+	map_groups__fixup_end(&machine->kmaps);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void machine__set_kernel_mmap(struct machine *machine,
-				     u64 start, u64 end)
-{
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; i++) {
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->start = start;
-		machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end   = end;
-
-		/*
-		 * Be a bit paranoid here, some perf.data file came with
-		 * a zero sized synthesized MMAP event for the kernel.
-		 */
-		if (machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end == 0)
-			machine->vmlinux_maps[i]->end = ~0ULL;
-	}
-}
-
 static bool machine__uses_kcore(struct machine *machine)
 {
 	struct dso *dso;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index cb0a20f3a96b..50d587d34459 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ size_t machines__fprintf_dsos_buildid(struct machines *machines, FILE *fp,
 				     bool (skip)(struct dso *dso, int parm), int parm);
 
 void machine__destroy_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine);
-int __machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine, struct dso *kernel);
 int machine__create_kernel_maps(struct machine *machine);
 
 int machines__create_kernel_maps(struct machines *machines, pid_t pid);