diff --git a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
index 09d6746e6ec8e3..e767c4a9d4d25a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/srcline.c
@@ -85,6 +85,9 @@ static struct symbol *new_inline_sym(struct dso *dso,
 	struct symbol *inline_sym;
 	char *demangled = NULL;
 
+	if (!funcname)
+		funcname = "??";
+
 	if (dso) {
 		demangled = dso__demangle_sym(dso, 0, funcname);
 		if (demangled)