diff --git a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
index ebc88a74e67b..ed8e8d2de942 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ static void find_address_in_section(bfd *abfd, asection *section, void *data)
 	a2l->found = bfd_find_nearest_line(abfd, section, a2l->syms, pc - vma,
 					   &a2l->filename, &a2l->funcname,
 					   &a2l->line);
+
+	if (a2l->filename && !strlen(a2l->filename))
+		a2l->filename = NULL;
 }
 
 static struct a2l_data *addr2line_init(const char *path)
@@ -248,6 +251,9 @@ static int addr2line(const char *dso_name, u64 addr,
 					     &a2l->funcname, &a2l->line) &&
 		       cnt++ < MAX_INLINE_NEST) {
 
+			if (a2l->filename && !strlen(a2l->filename))
+				a2l->filename = NULL;
+
 			if (node != NULL) {
 				if (inline_list__append_dso_a2l(dso, node))
 					return 0;