diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 77d50a6..b6da147 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 static int		full_paths;
 
 static int		print_line;
+static bool		use_modules;
 
 static unsigned long	page_size;
 static unsigned long	mmap_window = 32;
@@ -636,7 +637,7 @@
 		exit(0);
 	}
 
-	if (load_kernel(symbol_filter) < 0) {
+	if (load_kernel(symbol_filter, use_modules) < 0) {
 		perror("failed to load kernel symbols");
 		return EXIT_FAILURE;
 	}
@@ -742,7 +743,7 @@
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('D', "dump-raw-trace", &dump_trace,
 		    "dump raw trace in ASCII"),
 	OPT_STRING('k', "vmlinux", &vmlinux_name, "file", "vmlinux pathname"),
-	OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &modules,
+	OPT_BOOLEAN('m', "modules", &use_modules,
 		    "load module symbols - WARNING: use only with -k and LIVE kernel"),
 	OPT_BOOLEAN('l', "print-line", &print_line,
 		    "print matching source lines (may be slow)"),