diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 4892bd2dc33e..6b049f3f5cf4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ static int read_object_code(u64 addr, size_t len, u8 cpumode,
 	u64 objdump_addr;
 	const char *objdump_name;
 	char decomp_name[KMOD_DECOMP_LEN];
+	bool decomp = false;
 	int ret;
 
 	pr_debug("Reading object code for memory address: %#"PRIx64"\n", addr);
@@ -305,6 +306,7 @@ static int read_object_code(u64 addr, size_t len, u8 cpumode,
 			return -1;
 		}
 
+		decomp = true;
 		objdump_name = decomp_name;
 	}
 
@@ -312,7 +314,7 @@ static int read_object_code(u64 addr, size_t len, u8 cpumode,
 	objdump_addr = map__rip_2objdump(al.map, al.addr);
 	ret = read_via_objdump(objdump_name, objdump_addr, buf2, len);
 
-	if (dso__needs_decompress(al.map->dso))
+	if (decomp)
 		unlink(objdump_name);
 
 	if (ret > 0) {