diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
index e9b58a3d587b..bc9698abc6a9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate-data.c
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ struct global_var_entry {
 	u64 start;
 	u64 end;
 	u64 die_offset;
+	int die_tag;
+	bool from_alt;	/* die_offset is relative to the alt (dwz) file */
 };
 
 static int global_var_cmp(const void *_key, const struct rb_node *node)
@@ -776,7 +778,7 @@ static struct global_var_entry *global_var__find(struct data_loc_info *dloc, u64
 }
 
 static bool global_var__add(struct data_loc_info *dloc, u64 addr,
-			    const char *name, Dwarf_Die *type_die)
+			    const char *name, Dwarf_Die *type_die, bool from_alt)
 {
 	struct dso *dso = map__dso(dloc->ms->map);
 	struct global_var_entry *gvar;
@@ -798,6 +800,8 @@ static bool global_var__add(struct data_loc_info *dloc, u64 addr,
 	gvar->start = addr;
 	gvar->end = addr + size;
 	gvar->die_offset = dwarf_dieoffset(type_die);
+	gvar->die_tag = dwarf_tag(type_die);
+	gvar->from_alt = from_alt;
 
 	rb_add(&gvar->node, dso__global_vars(dso), global_var_less);
 	return true;
@@ -872,12 +876,14 @@ static void global_var__collect(struct data_loc_info *dloc)
 			if (pos->reg != -1)
 				continue;
 
-			if (!dwarf_offdie(dwarf, pos->die_off, &type_die))
+			if (!die_get_type_die(dwarf, pos->die_off, pos->die_tag,
+					      pos->from_alt, &type_die))
 				continue;
 
 			get_global_var_info(dloc, pos->addr, &var_name, &var_offset);
 
-			global_var__add(dloc, pos->addr, var_name, &type_die);
+			global_var__add(dloc, pos->addr, var_name, &type_die,
+					pos->from_alt);
 		}
 
 		delete_var_types(var_types);
@@ -902,7 +908,8 @@ bool get_global_var_type(Dwarf_Die *cu_die, struct data_loc_info *dloc,
 
 	gvar = global_var__find(dloc, var_addr);
 	if (gvar) {
-		if (!dwarf_offdie(dloc->di->dbg, gvar->die_offset, type_die))
+		if (!die_get_type_die(dloc->di->dbg, gvar->die_offset,
+				      gvar->die_tag, gvar->from_alt, type_die))
 			return false;
 
 		*var_offset = var_addr - gvar->start;
@@ -932,7 +939,8 @@ bool get_global_var_type(Dwarf_Die *cu_die, struct data_loc_info *dloc,
 
 ok:
 	/* The address should point to the start of the variable */
-	global_var__add(dloc, var_addr - *var_offset, var_name, type_die);
+	global_var__add(dloc, var_addr - *var_offset, var_name, type_die,
+			!die_same_file(cu_die, type_die));
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -987,7 +995,8 @@ static void update_var_state(struct type_state *state, struct data_loc_info *dlo
 				continue;
 		}
 		/* Get the type DIE using the offset */
-		if (!dwarf_offdie(dloc->di->dbg, var->die_off, &mem_die))
+		if (!die_get_type_die(dloc->di->dbg, var->die_off,
+				      var->die_tag, var->from_alt, &mem_die))
 			continue;
 
 		if (var->reg == DWARF_REG_FB || var->reg == fbreg || var->reg == state->stack_reg) {