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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index ef6ced5c5746..b3be5b1d9dbb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -1255,6 +1255,17 @@ dso__load_sym_internal(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, struct symsrc *syms_ss,
gelf_getshdr(sec, &shdr);
+ /*
+ * If the attribute bit SHF_ALLOC is not set, the section
+ * doesn't occupy memory during process execution.
+ * E.g. ".gnu.warning.*" section is used by linker to generate
+ * warnings when calling deprecated functions, the symbols in
+ * the section aren't loaded to memory during process execution,
+ * so skip them.
+ */
+ if (!(shdr.sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+ continue;
+
secstrs = secstrs_sym;
/*