diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
index 004b0ac7fa72..2f5b95f09fa0 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
@@ -139,8 +139,12 @@ lx-symbols command."""
                 saved_states.append({'breakpoint': bp, 'enabled': bp.enabled})
 
         # drop all current symbols and reload vmlinux
+        orig_vmlinux = 'vmlinux'
+        for obj in gdb.objfiles():
+            if obj.filename.endswith('vmlinux'):
+                orig_vmlinux = obj.filename
         gdb.execute("symbol-file", to_string=True)
-        gdb.execute("symbol-file vmlinux")
+        gdb.execute("symbol-file {0}".format(orig_vmlinux))
 
         self.loaded_modules = []
         module_list = modules.module_list()