diff --git a/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc b/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc
index df690816181d..a946fe1a1048 100644
--- a/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc
+++ b/src/cc/bcc_syms.cc
@@ -351,12 +351,10 @@ bool ProcSyms::Module::find_name(const char *symname, uint64_t *addr) {
     return 0;
   };
 
-  ProcMountNSGuard g(mount_ns_);
-
   if (type_ == ModuleType::PERF_MAP)
-    bcc_perf_map_foreach_sym(name_.c_str(), cb, &payload);
+    bcc_perf_map_foreach_sym(path_.c_str(), cb, &payload);
   if (type_ == ModuleType::EXEC || type_ == ModuleType::SO)
-    bcc_elf_foreach_sym(name_.c_str(), cb, symbol_option_, &payload);
+    bcc_elf_foreach_sym(path_.c_str(), cb, symbol_option_, &payload);
   if (type_ == ModuleType::VDSO)
     bcc_elf_foreach_vdso_sym(cb, &payload);
 
@@ -405,9 +403,8 @@ bool ProcSyms::Module::find_addr(uint64_t offset, struct bcc_symbol *sym) {
     if (offset < it->start + it->size) {
       // Resolve and cache the symbol name if necessary
       if (!it->is_name_resolved) {
-        ProcMountNSGuard g(mount_ns_);
         std::string sym_name(it->data.name_idx.str_len + 1, '\0');
-        if (bcc_elf_symbol_str(name_.c_str(), it->data.name_idx.section_idx,
+        if (bcc_elf_symbol_str(path_.c_str(), it->data.name_idx.section_idx,
               it->data.name_idx.str_table_idx, &sym_name[0], sym_name.size(),
               it->data.name_idx.debugfile))
           break;