diff --git a/tools/perf/util/genelf.c b/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
index 02cd9f75e..89a856014 100755
--- a/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/genelf.c
@@ -291,9 +291,9 @@ jit_write_elf(int fd, uint64_t load_addr, const char *sym,
 	 */
 	phdr = elf_newphdr(e, 1);
 	phdr[0].p_type = PT_LOAD;
-	phdr[0].p_offset = 0;
-	phdr[0].p_vaddr = 0;
-	phdr[0].p_paddr = 0;
+	phdr[0].p_offset = GEN_ELF_TEXT_OFFSET;
+	phdr[0].p_vaddr = GEN_ELF_TEXT_OFFSET;
+	phdr[0].p_paddr = GEN_ELF_TEXT_OFFSET;
 	phdr[0].p_filesz = csize;
 	phdr[0].p_memsz = csize;
 	phdr[0].p_flags = PF_X | PF_R;