diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
index fa585c63f56a..d7efb03b3f9a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-minimal.c
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size)
 
 		for (i = 0, phdr = buf; i < ehdr.e_phnum; i++, phdr++) {
 			void *tmp;
+			long offset;
 
 			if (need_swap) {
 				phdr->p_type = bswap_32(phdr->p_type);
@@ -140,12 +141,13 @@ int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size)
 				continue;
 
 			buf_size = phdr->p_filesz;
+			offset = phdr->p_offset;
 			tmp = realloc(buf, buf_size);
 			if (tmp == NULL)
 				goto out_free;
 
 			buf = tmp;
-			fseek(fp, phdr->p_offset, SEEK_SET);
+			fseek(fp, offset, SEEK_SET);
 			if (fread(buf, buf_size, 1, fp) != 1)
 				goto out_free;
 
@@ -178,6 +180,7 @@ int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size)
 
 		for (i = 0, phdr = buf; i < ehdr.e_phnum; i++, phdr++) {
 			void *tmp;
+			long offset;
 
 			if (need_swap) {
 				phdr->p_type = bswap_32(phdr->p_type);
@@ -189,12 +192,13 @@ int filename__read_build_id(const char *filename, void *bf, size_t size)
 				continue;
 
 			buf_size = phdr->p_filesz;
+			offset = phdr->p_offset;
 			tmp = realloc(buf, buf_size);
 			if (tmp == NULL)
 				goto out_free;
 
 			buf = tmp;
-			fseek(fp, phdr->p_offset, SEEK_SET);
+			fseek(fp, offset, SEEK_SET);
 			if (fread(buf, buf_size, 1, fp) != 1)
 				goto out_free;