diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index cd379ced19e5..a562702b4841 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -880,8 +880,8 @@ static int map__process_kallsym_symbol(void *arg, const char *name,
 	if (!symbol_type__filter(type))
 		return 0;
 
-	/* Ignore mapping symbols in kallsyms */
-	if (is_ignored_kernel_symbol(name))
+	/* Ignore mapping and livepatch symbols in kallsyms */
+	if (is_ignored_kernel_symbol(name) || is_livepatch_symbol(name))
 		return 0;
 
 	/*
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index a71525335703..d0bac824c79c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdatomic.h>
 #include <linux/list.h>
+#include <linux/livepatch_external.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include "addr_location.h"
@@ -45,6 +47,16 @@ static inline bool is_ignored_kernel_symbol(const char *str)
 	return str[0] == '$';
 }
 
+/*
+ * Livepatch symbols (.klp.sym.*) are relocation placeholders whose resolved
+ * addresses alias existing kernel symbols.  They carry a [module] tag which
+ * confuses module boundary tracking and symbol table lookups.
+ */
+static inline bool is_livepatch_symbol(const char *str)
+{
+	return strstarts(str, KLP_SYM_PREFIX);
+}
+
 /*
  * libelf 0.8.x and earlier do not support ELF_C_READ_MMAP;
  * for newer versions we can use mmap to reduce memory usage: