diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
index 2bfd41df621c..e1dd51f2874b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-probe.c
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #include <linux/zalloc.h>
 
 #define DEFAULT_VAR_FILTER "!__k???tab_* & !__crc_*"
-#define DEFAULT_FUNC_FILTER "!_*"
+#define DEFAULT_FUNC_FILTER "!_* & !*@plt"
 #define DEFAULT_LIST_FILTER "*"
 
 /* Session management structure */