diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 282841b10f24..06cfa93c0305 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1489,7 +1489,7 @@ static int trace__symbols_init(struct trace *trace, struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	if (trace->host == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (trace_event__register_resolver(trace->host) < 0)
+	if (trace_event__register_resolver(trace->host, machine__resolve_kernel_addr) < 0)
 		return -errno;
 
 	err = __machine__synthesize_threads(trace->host, &trace->tool, &trace->opts.target,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.c
index 667bd109d16f..b90e646c7a91 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.c
@@ -50,14 +50,13 @@ static int trace_event__init2(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int trace_event__register_resolver(struct machine *machine)
+int trace_event__register_resolver(struct machine *machine,
+				   pevent_func_resolver_t *func)
 {
 	if (!tevent_initialized && trace_event__init2())
 		return -1;
 
-	return pevent_set_function_resolver(tevent.pevent,
-					    machine__resolve_kernel_addr,
-					    machine);
+	return pevent_set_function_resolver(tevent.pevent, func, machine);
 }
 
 void trace_event__cleanup(struct trace_event *t)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
index 568128c3284a..da6cc4cc2a4f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event.h
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ struct trace_event {
 
 int trace_event__init(struct trace_event *t);
 void trace_event__cleanup(struct trace_event *t);
-int trace_event__register_resolver(struct machine *machine);
+int trace_event__register_resolver(struct machine *machine,
+				   pevent_func_resolver_t *func);
 struct event_format*
 trace_event__tp_format(const char *sys, const char *name);