diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index 5a50326c8158..e155783c601a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -1421,6 +1421,7 @@ struct kcore_copy_info {
 	u64 first_symbol;
 	u64 last_symbol;
 	u64 first_module;
+	u64 first_module_symbol;
 	u64 last_module_symbol;
 	struct phdr_data kernel_map;
 	struct phdr_data modules_map;
@@ -1435,6 +1436,8 @@ static int kcore_copy__process_kallsyms(void *arg, const char *name, char type,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (strchr(name, '[')) {
+		if (!kci->first_module_symbol || start < kci->first_module_symbol)
+			kci->first_module_symbol = start;
 		if (start > kci->last_module_symbol)
 			kci->last_module_symbol = start;
 		return 0;
@@ -1559,6 +1562,10 @@ static int kcore_copy__calc_maps(struct kcore_copy_info *kci, const char *dir,
 		kci->etext += page_size;
 	}
 
+	if (kci->first_module_symbol &&
+	    (!kci->first_module || kci->first_module_symbol < kci->first_module))
+		kci->first_module = kci->first_module_symbol;
+
 	kci->first_module = round_down(kci->first_module, page_size);
 
 	if (kci->last_module_symbol) {