diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 9754cb1..f988d38 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@
 	struct perf_annotate *ann = container_of(tool, struct perf_annotate, tool);
 	struct addr_location al;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample,
-					  machine->symbol_filter) < 0) {
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			   event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 93de3ac..f28799e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 {
 	struct addr_location al;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample, NULL) < 0) {
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		pr_warning("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			   event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index f96168c..706a1fa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -68,8 +68,7 @@
 	struct addr_location al;
 	const char *fmt;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample,
-				NULL) < 0) {
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 				event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index f06a5a2..958a56a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -304,8 +304,7 @@
 	struct addr_location al;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample,
-					  machine->symbol_filter) < 0) {
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 33b2d83..a7d623f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample, 0) < 0) {
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		pr_err("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 		       event->header.type);
 		return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index a63ade2..e37521f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -716,8 +716,7 @@
 	if (event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_EXACT_IP)
 		top->exact_samples++;
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample,
-					  machine->symbol_filter) < 0 ||
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0 ||
 	    al.filtered)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
index 89085a9..50bfb01 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@
 			};
 
 			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
-							  &sample, 0) < 0)
+							  &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
 			he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, &al, NULL, 1, 1);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@
 			};
 
 			if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(&event, machine, &al,
-							  &sample, 0) < 0)
+							  &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
 			he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, &al, NULL, 1, 1);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.c b/tools/perf/util/event.c
index cc7c0c9..f3cf771 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.c
@@ -683,8 +683,7 @@
 int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *event,
 				  struct machine *machine,
 				  struct addr_location *al,
-				  struct perf_sample *sample,
-				  symbol_filter_t filter)
+				  struct perf_sample *sample)
 {
 	u8 cpumode = event->header.misc & PERF_RECORD_MISC_CPUMODE_MASK;
 	struct thread *thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->ip.pid);
@@ -709,7 +708,7 @@
 		machine__create_kernel_maps(machine);
 
 	thread__find_addr_map(thread, machine, cpumode, MAP__FUNCTION,
-			      event->ip.ip, al, filter);
+			      event->ip.ip, al, machine->symbol_filter);
 	dump_printf(" ...... dso: %s\n",
 		    al->map ? al->map->dso->long_name :
 			al->level == 'H' ? "[hypervisor]" : "<not found>");
@@ -727,7 +726,8 @@
 						   dso->long_name)))))
 			goto out_filtered;
 
-		al->sym = map__find_symbol(al->map, al->addr, filter);
+		al->sym = map__find_symbol(al->map, al->addr,
+					   machine->symbol_filter);
 	}
 
 	if (symbol_conf.sym_list &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/event.h b/tools/perf/util/event.h
index 6119a64..15db071 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/event.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/event.h
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@
 int perf_event__preprocess_sample(const union perf_event *self,
 				  struct machine *machine,
 				  struct addr_location *al,
-				  struct perf_sample *sample,
-				  symbol_filter_t filter);
+				  struct perf_sample *sample);
 
 const char *perf_event__name(unsigned int id);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 4d9028e..de16a77 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1503,8 +1503,7 @@
 	int print_oneline = print_opts & PRINT_IP_OPT_ONELINE;
 	char s = print_oneline ? ' ' : '\t';
 
-	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample,
-					  NULL) < 0) {
+	if (perf_event__preprocess_sample(event, machine, &al, sample) < 0) {
 		error("problem processing %d event, skipping it.\n",
 			event->header.type);
 		return;