diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 28eb1417cb2a..7f9b8632e433 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -495,9 +495,11 @@ static int try_to_find_probe_trace_events(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	}
 
 	if (ntevs == 0)	{	/* No error but failed to find probe point. */
-		pr_warning("Probe point '%s' not found.\n",
+		pr_warning("Probe point '%s' not found in debuginfo.\n",
 			   synthesize_perf_probe_point(&pev->point));
-		return -ENOENT;
+		if (need_dwarf)
+			return -ENOENT;
+		return 0;
 	}
 	/* Error path : ntevs < 0 */
 	pr_debug("An error occurred in debuginfo analysis (%d).\n", ntevs);