diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index d97309c87bd6..b75b487574c7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1106,8 +1106,8 @@ static int machine__process_kernel_mmap_event(struct machine *machine,
 		if (__machine__create_kernel_maps(machine, kernel) < 0)
 			goto out_problem;
 
-		if (strstr(dso->long_name, "vmlinux"))
-			dso__set_short_name(dso, "[kernel.vmlinux]", false);
+		if (strstr(kernel->long_name, "vmlinux"))
+			dso__set_short_name(kernel, "[kernel.vmlinux]", false);
 
 		machine__set_kernel_mmap_len(machine, event);