diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index bb68ddf257b7..add13ec15977 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static void print_sample_start(struct perf_sample *sample,
 		} else
 			evname = __event_name(attr->type, attr->config);
 
-		printf("%s: ", evname ? evname : "(unknown)");
+		printf("%s: ", evname ? evname : "[unknown]");
 	}
 }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,6 @@ static void print_sample_addr(union perf_event *event,
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
-	const char *symname, *dsoname;
 
 	printf("%16" PRIx64, sample->addr);
 
@@ -343,21 +342,14 @@ static void print_sample_addr(union perf_event *event,
 		al.sym = map__find_symbol(al.map, al.addr, NULL);
 
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(SYM)) {
-		if (al.sym && al.sym->name)
-			symname = al.sym->name;
-		else
-			symname = "";
-
-		printf(" %16s", symname);
+		printf(" ");
+		symbol__fprintf_symname(al.sym, stdout);
 	}
 
 	if (PRINT_FIELD(DSO)) {
-		if (al.map && al.map->dso && al.map->dso->name)
-			dsoname = al.map->dso->name;
-		else
-			dsoname = "";
-
-		printf(" (%s)", dsoname);
+		printf(" (");
+		map__fprintf_dsoname(al.map, stdout);
+		printf(")");
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 316aa0ab7122..11079607105b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -212,6 +212,18 @@ size_t map__fprintf(struct map *self, FILE *fp)
 		       self->start, self->end, self->pgoff, self->dso->name);
 }
 
+size_t map__fprintf_dsoname(struct map *map, FILE *fp)
+{
+	const char *dsoname;
+
+	if (map && map->dso && map->dso->name)
+		dsoname = map->dso->name;
+	else
+		dsoname = "[unknown]";
+
+	return fprintf(fp, "%s", dsoname);
+}
+
 /*
  * objdump wants/reports absolute IPs for ET_EXEC, and RIPs for ET_DYN.
  * map->dso->adjust_symbols==1 for ET_EXEC-like cases.
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index 2b8017f8a930..b100c20b7f94 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ void map__delete(struct map *self);
 struct map *map__clone(struct map *self);
 int map__overlap(struct map *l, struct map *r);
 size_t map__fprintf(struct map *self, FILE *fp);
+size_t map__fprintf_dsoname(struct map *map, FILE *fp);
 
 int map__load(struct map *self, symbol_filter_t filter);
 struct symbol *map__find_symbol(struct map *self,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index b5ca2558c7bb..e5334a976536 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1296,7 +1296,6 @@ void perf_event__print_ip(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			  int print_sym, int print_dso)
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
-	const char *symname, *dsoname;
 	struct callchain_cursor *cursor = &evsel->hists.callchain_cursor;
 	struct callchain_cursor_node *node;
 
@@ -1324,20 +1323,13 @@ void perf_event__print_ip(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 
 			printf("\t%16" PRIx64, node->ip);
 			if (print_sym) {
-				if (node->sym && node->sym->name)
-					symname = node->sym->name;
-				else
-					symname = "";
-
-				printf(" %s", symname);
+				printf(" ");
+				symbol__fprintf_symname(node->sym, stdout);
 			}
 			if (print_dso) {
-				if (node->map && node->map->dso && node->map->dso->name)
-					dsoname = node->map->dso->name;
-				else
-					dsoname = "";
-
-				printf(" (%s)", dsoname);
+				printf(" (");
+				map__fprintf_dsoname(al.map, stdout);
+				printf(")");
 			}
 			printf("\n");
 
@@ -1347,21 +1339,14 @@ void perf_event__print_ip(union perf_event *event, struct perf_sample *sample,
 	} else {
 		printf("%16" PRIx64, sample->ip);
 		if (print_sym) {
-			if (al.sym && al.sym->name)
-				symname = al.sym->name;
-			else
-				symname = "";
-
-			printf(" %s", symname);
+			printf(" ");
+			symbol__fprintf_symname(al.sym, stdout);
 		}
 
 		if (print_dso) {
-			if (al.map && al.map->dso && al.map->dso->name)
-				dsoname = al.map->dso->name;
-			else
-				dsoname = "";
-
-			printf(" (%s)", dsoname);
+			printf(" (");
+			map__fprintf_dsoname(al.map, stdout);
+			printf(")");
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 0975438c3e72..b580fa82911a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -263,6 +263,18 @@ static size_t symbol__fprintf(struct symbol *sym, FILE *fp)
 		       sym->name);
 }
 
+size_t symbol__fprintf_symname(const struct symbol *sym, FILE *fp)
+{
+	const char *symname;
+
+	if (sym && sym->name)
+		symname = sym->name;
+	else
+		symname = "[unknown]";
+
+	return fprintf(fp, "%s", symname);
+}
+
 void dso__set_long_name(struct dso *dso, char *name)
 {
 	if (name == NULL)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 123c2e14353e..d349c7a00b04 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -241,6 +241,7 @@ void machines__destroy_guest_kernel_maps(struct rb_root *machines);
 
 int symbol__init(void);
 void symbol__exit(void);
+size_t symbol__fprintf_symname(const struct symbol *sym, FILE *fp);
 bool symbol_type__is_a(char symbol_type, enum map_type map_type);
 
 size_t machine__fprintf_vmlinux_path(struct machine *machine, FILE *fp);