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1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 5fb8723c7128..1cb3436276d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -757,8 +757,10 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		    al.map == machine->vmlinux_maps[MAP__FUNCTION] &&
 		    RB_EMPTY_ROOT(&al.map->dso->symbols[MAP__FUNCTION])) {
 			if (symbol_conf.vmlinux_name) {
-				ui__warning("The %s file can't be used.\n%s",
-					    symbol_conf.vmlinux_name, msg);
+				char serr[256];
+				dso__strerror_load(al.map->dso, serr, sizeof(serr));
+				ui__warning("The %s file can't be used: %s\n%s",
+					    symbol_conf.vmlinux_name, serr, msg);
 			} else {
 				ui__warning("A vmlinux file was not found.\n%s",
 					    msg);