diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 4f9a71c63026..0a943e7b1ea7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -387,10 +387,10 @@ size_t map__fprintf_dsoname(struct map *map, FILE *fp)
 {
 	const char *dsoname = "[unknown]";
 
-	if (map && map->dso && (map->dso->name || map->dso->long_name)) {
+	if (map && map->dso) {
 		if (symbol_conf.show_kernel_path && map->dso->long_name)
 			dsoname = map->dso->long_name;
-		else if (map->dso->name)
+		else
 			dsoname = map->dso->name;
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index 014ecd6f67c4..c1555fd0035a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -309,10 +309,10 @@ static SV *perl_process_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample,
 		if (node->map) {
 			struct map *map = node->map;
 			const char *dsoname = "[unknown]";
-			if (map && map->dso && (map->dso->name || map->dso->long_name)) {
+			if (map && map->dso) {
 				if (symbol_conf.show_kernel_path && map->dso->long_name)
 					dsoname = map->dso->long_name;
-				else if (map->dso->name)
+				else
 					dsoname = map->dso->name;
 			}
 			if (!hv_stores(elem, "dso", newSVpv(dsoname,0))) {