diff --git a/Documentation/perf_counter/util/symbol.c b/Documentation/perf_counter/util/symbol.c
index 039931fcb1b5..d52a1ae5342a 100644
--- a/Documentation/perf_counter/util/symbol.c
+++ b/Documentation/perf_counter/util/symbol.c
@@ -258,6 +258,117 @@ static Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
 	return sec;
 }
 
+#define elf_section__for_each_rel(reldata, pos, pos_mem, idx, nr_entries) \
+	for (idx = 0, pos = gelf_getrel(reldata, 0, &pos_mem); \
+	     idx < nr_entries; \
+	     ++idx, pos = gelf_getrel(reldata, idx, &pos_mem))
+
+#define elf_section__for_each_rela(reldata, pos, pos_mem, idx, nr_entries) \
+	for (idx = 0, pos = gelf_getrela(reldata, 0, &pos_mem); \
+	     idx < nr_entries; \
+	     ++idx, pos = gelf_getrela(reldata, idx, &pos_mem))
+
+static int dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(struct  dso *self, Elf *elf,
+				       GElf_Ehdr *ehdr, Elf_Scn *scn_dynsym,
+				       GElf_Shdr *shdr_dynsym,
+				       size_t dynsym_idx)
+{
+	uint32_t nr_rel_entries, idx;
+	GElf_Sym sym;
+	__u64 plt_offset;
+	GElf_Shdr shdr_plt;
+	struct symbol *f;
+	GElf_Shdr shdr_rel_plt;
+	Elf_Data *reldata, *syms, *symstrs;
+	Elf_Scn *scn_plt_rel, *scn_symstrs;
+	char sympltname[1024];
+	int nr = 0, symidx;
+
+	scn_plt_rel = elf_section_by_name(elf, ehdr, &shdr_rel_plt,
+					  ".rela.plt", NULL);
+	if (scn_plt_rel == NULL) {
+		scn_plt_rel = elf_section_by_name(elf, ehdr, &shdr_rel_plt,
+						  ".rel.plt", NULL);
+		if (scn_plt_rel == NULL)
+			return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (shdr_rel_plt.sh_link != dynsym_idx)
+		return 0;
+
+	if (elf_section_by_name(elf, ehdr, &shdr_plt, ".plt", NULL) == NULL)
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * Fetch the relocation section to find the indexes to the GOT
+	 * and the symbols in the .dynsym they refer to.
+	 */
+	reldata = elf_getdata(scn_plt_rel, NULL);
+	if (reldata == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	syms = elf_getdata(scn_dynsym, NULL);
+	if (syms == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	scn_symstrs = elf_getscn(elf, shdr_dynsym->sh_link);
+	if (scn_symstrs == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	symstrs = elf_getdata(scn_symstrs, NULL);
+	if (symstrs == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	nr_rel_entries = shdr_rel_plt.sh_size / shdr_rel_plt.sh_entsize;
+	plt_offset = shdr_plt.sh_offset;
+
+	if (shdr_rel_plt.sh_type == SHT_RELA) {
+		GElf_Rela pos_mem, *pos;
+
+		elf_section__for_each_rela(reldata, pos, pos_mem, idx,
+					   nr_rel_entries) {
+			symidx = GELF_R_SYM(pos->r_info);
+			plt_offset += shdr_plt.sh_entsize;
+			gelf_getsym(syms, symidx, &sym);
+			snprintf(sympltname, sizeof(sympltname),
+				 "%s@plt", elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs));
+
+			f = symbol__new(plt_offset, shdr_plt.sh_entsize,
+					sympltname, self->sym_priv_size);
+			if (!f)
+				return -1;
+
+			dso__insert_symbol(self, f);
+			++nr;
+		}
+	} else if (shdr_rel_plt.sh_type == SHT_REL) {
+		GElf_Rel pos_mem, *pos;
+		elf_section__for_each_rel(reldata, pos, pos_mem, idx,
+					  nr_rel_entries) {
+			symidx = GELF_R_SYM(pos->r_info);
+			plt_offset += shdr_plt.sh_entsize;
+			gelf_getsym(syms, symidx, &sym);
+			snprintf(sympltname, sizeof(sympltname),
+				 "%s@plt", elf_sym__name(&sym, symstrs));
+
+			f = symbol__new(plt_offset, shdr_plt.sh_entsize,
+					sympltname, self->sym_priv_size);
+			if (!f)
+				return -1;
+
+			dso__insert_symbol(self, f);
+			++nr;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * TODO: There are still one more shdr_rel_plt.sh_type
+		 * I have to investigate, but probably should be ignored.
+		 */
+	}
+
+	return nr;
+}
+
 static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
 			 symbol_filter_t filter)
 {
@@ -269,8 +380,9 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
 	GElf_Shdr shdr;
 	Elf_Data *syms;
 	GElf_Sym sym;
-	Elf_Scn *sec;
+	Elf_Scn *sec, *sec_dynsym;
 	Elf *elf;
+	size_t dynsym_idx;
 	int nr = 0;
 
 	elf = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
@@ -285,12 +397,33 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, int fd, const char *name,
 		goto out_elf_end;
 	}
 
-	sec = elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr, ".symtab", NULL);
-	if (sec == NULL)
-		sec = elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr, ".dynsym", NULL);
+	/*
+	 * We need to check if we have a .dynsym, so that we can handle the
+	 * .plt, synthesizing its symbols, that aren't on the symtabs (be it
+	 * .dynsym or .symtab)
+	 */
+	sec_dynsym = elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr,
+					 ".dynsym", &dynsym_idx);
+	if (sec_dynsym != NULL) {
+		nr = dso__synthesize_plt_symbols(self, elf, &ehdr,
+						 sec_dynsym, &shdr,
+						 dynsym_idx);
+		if (nr < 0)
+			goto out_elf_end;
+	}
 
-	if (sec == NULL)
-		goto out_elf_end;
+	/*
+	 * But if we have a full .symtab (that is a superset of .dynsym) we
+	 * should add the symbols not in the .dynsyn
+	 */
+	sec = elf_section_by_name(elf, &ehdr, &shdr, ".symtab", NULL);
+	if (sec == NULL) {
+		if (sec_dynsym == NULL)
+			goto out_elf_end;
+
+		sec = sec_dynsym;
+		gelf_getshdr(sec, &shdr);
+	}
 
 	syms = elf_getdata(sec, NULL);
 	if (syms == NULL)