diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index cf2c7f778868..93c49f4685ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -121,6 +121,7 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 		self->find_symbol = dso__find_symbol;
 		self->slen_calculated = 0;
 		self->origin = DSO__ORIG_NOT_FOUND;
+		self->loaded = false;
 	}
 
 	return self;