diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
index 9c98b7a..a589a43 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-timechart.c
@@ -1137,11 +1137,11 @@
 
 int cmd_timechart(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
 {
-	symbol__init();
-
 	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, timechart_usage,
 			PARSE_OPT_STOP_AT_NON_OPTION);
 
+	symbol__init();
+
 	if (argc && !strncmp(argv[0], "rec", 3))
 		return __cmd_record(argc, argv);
 	else if (argc)