diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index ec230a0146e9..b4e76f75ba87 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -400,9 +400,27 @@ static void thread__insert_map(struct thread *self, struct map *map)
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, tmp, &self->maps, node) {
 		if (map__overlap(pos, map)) {
-			list_del_init(&pos->node);
-			/* XXX leaks dsos */
-			free(pos);
+			if (verbose >= 2) {
+				printf("overlapping maps:\n");
+				map__fprintf(map, stdout);
+				map__fprintf(pos, stdout);
+			}
+
+			if (map->start <= pos->start && map->end > pos->start)
+				pos->start = map->end;
+
+			if (map->end >= pos->end && map->start < pos->end)
+				pos->end = map->start;
+
+			if (verbose >= 2) {
+				printf("after collision:\n");
+				map__fprintf(pos, stdout);
+			}
+
+			if (pos->start >= pos->end) {
+				list_del_init(&pos->node);
+				free(pos);
+			}
 		}
 	}