diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 003e47a4fc1d..663ca3a03396 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -1509,6 +1509,8 @@ static int process_buildids(struct record *rec)
 	if (perf_data__size(&rec->data) == 0)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* A single DSO is needed and not all inline frames. */
+	symbol_conf.inline_name = false;
 	/*
 	 * During this process, it'll load kernel map and replace the
 	 * dso->long_name to a real pathname it found.  In this case
@@ -1519,7 +1521,6 @@ static int process_buildids(struct record *rec)
 	 *   $HOME/.debug/.build-id/f0/6e17aa50adf4d00b88925e03775de107611551
 	 */
 	symbol_conf.ignore_vmlinux_buildid = true;
-
 	/*
 	 * If --buildid-all is given, it marks all DSO regardless of hits,
 	 * so no need to process samples. But if timestamp_boundary is enabled,