diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 0b719e3dde05..8364c8aba194 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 	struct sym_entry *syme, *n;
 	struct rb_root tmp = RB_ROOT;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
-	int sym_width = 0, dso_width = 0, max_dso_width;
+	int sym_width = 0, dso_width = 0, dso_short_width;
 	const int win_width = winsize.ws_col - 1;
 
 	samples = userspace_samples = 0;
@@ -545,15 +545,20 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 		if (syme->map->dso->long_name_len > dso_width)
 			dso_width = syme->map->dso->long_name_len;
 
+		if (syme->map->dso->short_name_len > dso_short_width)
+			dso_short_width = syme->map->dso->short_name_len;
+
 		if (syme->name_len > sym_width)
 			sym_width = syme->name_len;
 	}
 
 	printed = 0;
 
-	max_dso_width = winsize.ws_col - sym_width - 29;
-	if (dso_width > max_dso_width)
-		dso_width = max_dso_width;
+	if (sym_width + dso_width > winsize.ws_col - 29) {
+		dso_width = dso_short_width;
+		if (sym_width + dso_width > winsize.ws_col - 29)
+			sym_width = winsize.ws_col - dso_width - 29;
+	}
 	putchar('\n');
 	if (nr_counters == 1)
 		printf("             samples  pcnt");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index 323c0aea0a91..c458c4a371d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -163,9 +163,17 @@ void dso__set_long_name(struct dso *self, char *name)
 	self->long_name_len = strlen(name);
 }
 
+static void dso__set_short_name(struct dso *self, const char *name)
+{
+	if (name == NULL)
+		return;
+	self->short_name = name;
+	self->short_name_len = strlen(name);
+}
+
 static void dso__set_basename(struct dso *self)
 {
-	self->short_name = basename(self->long_name);
+	dso__set_short_name(self, basename(self->long_name));
 }
 
 struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
@@ -176,7 +184,7 @@ struct dso *dso__new(const char *name)
 		int i;
 		strcpy(self->name, name);
 		dso__set_long_name(self, self->name);
-		self->short_name = self->name;
+		dso__set_short_name(self, self->name);
 		for (i = 0; i < MAP__NR_TYPES; ++i)
 			self->symbols[i] = self->symbol_names[i] = RB_ROOT;
 		self->slen_calculated = 0;
@@ -897,7 +905,6 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
 	struct kmap *kmap = self->kernel ? map__kmap(map) : NULL;
 	struct map *curr_map = map;
 	struct dso *curr_dso = self;
-	size_t dso_name_len = strlen(self->short_name);
 	Elf_Data *symstrs, *secstrs;
 	uint32_t nr_syms;
 	int err = -1;
@@ -987,7 +994,8 @@ static int dso__load_sym(struct dso *self, struct map *map, const char *name,
 			char dso_name[PATH_MAX];
 
 			if (strcmp(section_name,
-				   curr_dso->short_name + dso_name_len) == 0)
+				   (curr_dso->short_name +
+				    self->short_name_len)) == 0)
 				goto new_symbol;
 
 			if (strcmp(section_name, ".text") == 0) {
@@ -1782,7 +1790,7 @@ struct dso *dso__new_kernel(const char *name)
 	struct dso *self = dso__new(name ?: "[kernel.kallsyms]");
 
 	if (self != NULL) {
-		self->short_name = "[kernel]";
+		dso__set_short_name(self, "[kernel]");
 		self->kernel	 = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 280dadd32a08..f30a37428919 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -110,9 +110,10 @@ struct dso {
 	u8		 sorted_by_name;
 	u8		 loaded;
 	u8		 build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE];
-	u16		 long_name_len;
 	const char	 *short_name;
 	char	 	 *long_name;
+	u16		 long_name_len;
+	u16		 short_name_len;
 	char		 name[0];
 };