diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index b2eca6c17a70..95e249779931 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ struct symbol_conf symbol_conf = {
 	.try_vmlinux_path = true,
 	.annotate_src	  = true,
 	.demangle	  = true,
-	.filter_relative  = true,
 	.symfs            = "",
 };