diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 9a030a96bc1f..a5fc5c8cdfb0 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -6619,15 +6619,6 @@ static void perf_event_mmap_event(struct perf_mmap_event *mmap_event)
 	kfree(buf);
 }
 
-/*
- * Whether this @filter depends on a dynamic object which is not loaded
- * yet or its load addresses are not known.
- */
-static bool perf_addr_filter_needs_mmap(struct perf_addr_filter *filter)
-{
-	return filter->filter && filter->inode;
-}
-
 /*
  * Check whether inode and address range match filter criteria.
  */
@@ -7848,7 +7839,11 @@ static void perf_event_addr_filters_apply(struct perf_event *event)
 	list_for_each_entry(filter, &ifh->list, entry) {
 		event->addr_filters_offs[count] = 0;
 
-		if (perf_addr_filter_needs_mmap(filter))
+		/*
+		 * Adjust base offset if the filter is associated to a binary
+		 * that needs to be mapped:
+		 */
+		if (filter->inode)
 			event->addr_filters_offs[count] =
 				perf_addr_filter_apply(filter, mm);