4 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/samples/bpf/offwaketime_user.c b/samples/bpf/offwaketime_user.c
index f06063af9fcb..bb315ce1b866 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/offwaketime_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/offwaketime_user.c
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ static void print_ksym(__u64 addr)
 	if (!addr)
 		return;
 	sym = ksym_search(addr);
+	if (!sym) {
+		printf("ksym not found. Is kallsyms loaded?\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	if (PRINT_RAW_ADDR)
 		printf("%s/%llx;", sym->name, addr);
 	else
diff --git a/samples/bpf/sampleip_user.c b/samples/bpf/sampleip_user.c
index 216c7ecbbbe9..23b90a45c802 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/sampleip_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/sampleip_user.c
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ static void print_ip_map(int fd)
 	for (i = 0; i < max; i++) {
 		if (counts[i].ip > PAGE_OFFSET) {
 			sym = ksym_search(counts[i].ip);
+			if (!sym) {
+				printf("ksym not found. Is kallsyms loaded?\n");
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			printf("0x%-17llx %-32s %u\n", counts[i].ip, sym->name,
 			       counts[i].count);
 		} else {
diff --git a/samples/bpf/spintest_user.c b/samples/bpf/spintest_user.c
index 8d3e9cfa1909..2556af2d9b3e 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/spintest_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/spintest_user.c
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ int main(int ac, char **argv)
 			bpf_map_lookup_elem(map_fd[0], &next_key, &value);
 			assert(next_key == value);
 			sym = ksym_search(value);
-			printf(" %s", sym->name);
 			key = next_key;
+			if (!sym) {
+				printf("ksym not found. Is kallsyms loaded?\n");
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			printf(" %s", sym->name);
 		}
 		if (key)
 			printf("\n");
diff --git a/samples/bpf/trace_event_user.c b/samples/bpf/trace_event_user.c
index d08046ab81f0..d4178f60e075 100644
--- a/samples/bpf/trace_event_user.c
+++ b/samples/bpf/trace_event_user.c
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ static void print_ksym(__u64 addr)
 	if (!addr)
 		return;
 	sym = ksym_search(addr);
+	if (!sym) {
+		printf("ksym not found. Is kallsyms loaded?\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	printf("%s;", sym->name);
 	if (!strcmp(sym->name, "sys_read"))
 		sys_read_seen = true;