diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 646e38dad01b..bfc5a27597d6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -825,6 +825,22 @@ static int symbol__parse_objdump_line(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 		dl->ops.target.offset = dl->ops.target.addr -
 					map__rip_2objdump(map, sym->start);
 
+	/*
+	 * kcore has no symbols, so add the call target name if it is on the
+	 * same map.
+	 */
+	if (dl->ins && ins__is_call(dl->ins) && !dl->ops.target.name) {
+		struct symbol *s;
+		u64 ip = dl->ops.target.addr;
+
+		if (ip >= map->start && ip <= map->end) {
+			ip = map->map_ip(map, ip);
+			s = map__find_symbol(map, ip, NULL);
+			if (s && s->start == ip)
+				dl->ops.target.name = strdup(s->name);
+		}
+	}
+
 	disasm__add(&notes->src->source, dl);
 
 	return 0;