diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 6357ac508ad1..67b7d2af1755 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -2954,6 +2954,9 @@ static int find_probe_trace_events_from_map(struct perf_probe_event *pev,
 	for (j = 0; j < num_matched_functions; j++) {
 		sym = syms[j];
 
+		if (sym->type != STT_FUNC)
+			continue;
+
 		tev = (*tevs) + ret;
 		tp = &tev->point;
 		if (ret == num_matched_functions) {