diff --git a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
index 3ba9c5393775..80cc0bc284fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/probe-event.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ static int get_real_path(const char *raw_path, const char *comp_dir,
 #define LINEBUF_SIZE 256
 #define NR_ADDITIONAL_LINES 2
 
-static int show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
+static int __show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
 {
 	char buf[LINEBUF_SIZE];
 	const char *color = show_num ? "" : PERF_COLOR_BLUE;
@@ -306,16 +306,30 @@ static int show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
 
 	} while (strchr(buf, '\n') == NULL);
 
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 error:
-	if (feof(fp))
+	if (ferror(fp)) {
 		pr_warning("Source file is shorter than expected.\n");
-	else
-		pr_warning("File read error: %s\n", strerror(errno));
-
-	return -1;
+		return -1;
+	}
+	return 0;
 }
 
+static int _show_one_line(FILE *fp, int l, bool skip, bool show_num)
+{
+	int rv = __show_one_line(fp, l, skip, show_num);
+	if (rv == 0) {
+		pr_warning("Source file is shorter than expected.\n");
+		rv = -1;
+	}
+	return rv;
+}
+
+#define show_one_line_with_num(f,l)	_show_one_line(f,l,false,true)
+#define show_one_line(f,l)		_show_one_line(f,l,false,false)
+#define skip_one_line(f,l)		_show_one_line(f,l,true,false)
+#define show_one_line_or_eof(f,l)	__show_one_line(f,l,false,false)
+
 /*
  * Show line-range always requires debuginfo to find source file and
  * line number.
@@ -374,27 +388,27 @@ int show_line_range(struct line_range *lr, const char *module)
 	}
 	/* Skip to starting line number */
 	while (l < lr->start) {
-		ret = show_one_line(fp, l++, true, false);
+		ret = skip_one_line(fp, l++);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto end;
 	}
 
 	list_for_each_entry(ln, &lr->line_list, list) {
 		for (; ln->line > l; l++) {
-			ret = show_one_line(fp, l - lr->offset, false, false);
+			ret = show_one_line(fp, l - lr->offset);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				goto end;
 		}
-		ret = show_one_line(fp, l++ - lr->offset, false, true);
+		ret = show_one_line_with_num(fp, l++ - lr->offset);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			goto end;
 	}
 
 	if (lr->end == INT_MAX)
 		lr->end = l + NR_ADDITIONAL_LINES;
-	while (l <= lr->end && !feof(fp)) {
-		ret = show_one_line(fp, l++ - lr->offset, false, false);
-		if (ret < 0)
+	while (l <= lr->end) {
+		ret = show_one_line_or_eof(fp, l++ - lr->offset);
+		if (ret <= 0)
 			break;
 	}
 end: