diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 3b8b6387c47c..f1411e9cdf47 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	err = event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(process_synthesized_event,
 					    session, "_text");
+	if (err < 0)
+		err = event__synthesize_kernel_mmap(process_synthesized_event,
+						    session, "_stext");
 	if (err < 0) {
 		pr_err("Couldn't record kernel reference relocation symbol.\n");
 		return err;