diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.c b/tools/perf/util/map.c
index 354e54550d2b5..781eed8e3265b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.c
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include "unwind.h"
 
 static void __maps__insert(struct maps *maps, struct map *map);
+static void __maps__insert_name(struct maps *maps, struct map *map);
 
 static inline int is_anon_memory(const char *filename, u32 flags)
 {
@@ -496,6 +497,7 @@ u64 map__objdump_2mem(struct map *map, u64 ip)
 static void maps__init(struct maps *maps)
 {
 	maps->entries = RB_ROOT;
+	maps->names = RB_ROOT;
 	init_rwsem(&maps->lock);
 }
 
@@ -664,6 +666,7 @@ size_t map_groups__fprintf(struct map_groups *mg, FILE *fp)
 static void __map_groups__insert(struct map_groups *mg, struct map *map)
 {
 	__maps__insert(&mg->maps, map);
+	__maps__insert_name(&mg->maps, map);
 	map->groups = mg;
 }
 
@@ -824,10 +827,34 @@ static void __maps__insert(struct maps *maps, struct map *map)
 	map__get(map);
 }
 
+static void __maps__insert_name(struct maps *maps, struct map *map)
+{
+	struct rb_node **p = &maps->names.rb_node;
+	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
+	struct map *m;
+	int rc;
+
+	while (*p != NULL) {
+		parent = *p;
+		m = rb_entry(parent, struct map, rb_node_name);
+		rc = strcmp(m->dso->short_name, map->dso->short_name);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_left;
+		else if (rc  > 0)
+			p = &(*p)->rb_right;
+		else
+			return;
+	}
+	rb_link_node(&map->rb_node_name, parent, p);
+	rb_insert_color(&map->rb_node_name, &maps->names);
+	map__get(map);
+}
+
 void maps__insert(struct maps *maps, struct map *map)
 {
 	down_write(&maps->lock);
 	__maps__insert(maps, map);
+	__maps__insert_name(maps, map);
 	up_write(&maps->lock);
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/map.h b/tools/perf/util/map.h
index e0f327b51e660..5c792c90fc4cf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/map.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/map.h
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct map {
 		struct rb_node	rb_node;
 		struct list_head node;
 	};
+	struct rb_node          rb_node_name;
 	u64			start;
 	u64			end;
 	bool			erange_warned;
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ struct kmap {
 
 struct maps {
 	struct rb_root	 entries;
+	struct rb_root	 names;
 	struct rw_semaphore lock;
 };
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index d188b7588152d..dcce74bae6ded 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1680,11 +1680,22 @@ struct map *map_groups__find_by_name(struct map_groups *mg, const char *name)
 {
 	struct maps *maps = &mg->maps;
 	struct map *map;
+	struct rb_node *node;
 
 	down_read(&maps->lock);
 
-	for (map = maps__first(maps); map; map = map__next(map)) {
-		if (map->dso && strcmp(map->dso->short_name, name) == 0)
+	for (node = maps->names.rb_node; node; ) {
+		int rc;
+
+		map = rb_entry(node, struct map, rb_node_name);
+
+		rc = strcmp(map->dso->short_name, name);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			node = node->rb_left;
+		else if (rc > 0)
+			node = node->rb_right;
+		else
+
 			goto out_unlock;
 	}