diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 132de8b..3becc8a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
 		return -1;
 
 	err = dso__load_kernel(kernel_dso, vmlinux, NULL, verbose);
-	if (err) {
+	if (err <= 0) {
 		dso__delete(kernel_dso);
 		kernel_dso = NULL;
 	} else