diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index 2b15c362ef56..1023f67633a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@ try_again:
 		 * in the whole kernel symbol list.
 		 */
 		if ((long long)al->addr < 0 &&
-		    cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL &&
+		    cpumode == PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER &&
 		    machine && mg != &machine->kmaps) {
 			mg = &machine->kmaps;
 			goto try_again;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 17df793c8924..8f73907a959e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1196,6 +1196,8 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
 				if (curr_dso == NULL)
 					goto out_elf_end;
 				curr_dso->kernel = self->kernel;
+				curr_dso->long_name = self->long_name;
+				curr_dso->long_name_len = self->long_name_len;
 				curr_map = map__new2(start, curr_dso,
 						     map->type);
 				if (curr_map == NULL) {
@@ -1842,6 +1844,7 @@ int dso__load_vmlinux(struct dso *self, struct map *map,
 	if (fd < 0)
 		return -1;
 
+	dso__set_long_name(self, (char *)vmlinux);
 	dso__set_loaded(self, map->type);
 	err = dso__load_sym(self, map, symfs_vmlinux, fd, filter, 0, 0);
 	close(fd);