diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
index c05f1bdd9210..e63abab7d5a1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/vmlinux-kallsyms.c
@@ -163,6 +163,9 @@ int test__vmlinux_matches_kallsyms(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 
 					pr_debug("%#" PRIx64 ": diff name v: %s k: %s\n",
 						 mem_start, sym->name, pair->name);
+				} else {
+					pr_debug("%#" PRIx64 ": diff name v: %s k: %s\n",
+						 mem_start, sym->name, first_pair->name);
 				}
 			}
 		} else