diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index a368978d517..6db0e37ee33 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -438,8 +438,9 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 	struct sym_entry *syme, *n;
 	struct rb_root tmp = RB_ROOT;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
-	int sym_width = 0, dso_width;
+	int sym_width = 0, dso_width = 0;
 	const int win_width = winsize.ws_col - 1;
+	struct dso *unique_dso = NULL, *first_dso = NULL;
 
 	samples = userspace_samples = 0;
 
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 			printf(", %d CPUs)\n", nr_cpus);
 	}
 
-	printf("%-*.*s\n\n", win_width, win_width, graph_dotted_line);
+	printf("%-*.*s\n", win_width, win_width, graph_dotted_line);
 
 	if (sym_filter_entry) {
 		show_details(sym_filter_entry);
@@ -525,28 +526,47 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 		    (int)syme->snap_count < count_filter)
 			continue;
 
+		if (first_dso == NULL)
+			unique_dso = first_dso = syme->map->dso;
+		else if (syme->map->dso != first_dso)
+			unique_dso = NULL;
+
+		if (syme->map->dso->long_name_len > dso_width)
+			dso_width = syme->map->dso->long_name_len;
+
 		if (syme->name_len > sym_width)
 			sym_width = syme->name_len;
 	}
 
 	printed = 0;
 
+	if (unique_dso)
+		printf("DSO: %s\n", unique_dso->long_name);
+	else {
+		int max_dso_width = winsize.ws_col - sym_width - 29;
+		if (dso_width > max_dso_width)
+			dso_width = max_dso_width;
+		putchar('\n');
+	}
 	if (nr_counters == 1)
 		printf("             samples  pcnt");
 	else
 		printf("   weight    samples  pcnt");
 
-	dso_width = winsize.ws_col - sym_width - 29;
-
 	if (verbose)
 		printf("         RIP       ");
-	printf(" %-*.*s DSO\n", sym_width, sym_width, "function");
+	printf(" %-*.*s", sym_width, sym_width, "function");
+	if (!unique_dso)
+		printf(" DSO");
+	putchar('\n');
 	printf("   %s    _______ _____",
 	       nr_counters == 1 ? "      " : "______");
 	if (verbose)
 		printf(" ________________");
-	printf(" %-*.*s %-*.*s\n\n", sym_width, sym_width, graph_line,
-	       dso_width, dso_width, graph_line);
+	printf(" %-*.*s", sym_width, sym_width, graph_line);
+	if (!unique_dso)
+		printf(" %-*.*s", dso_width, dso_width, graph_line);
+	puts("\n");
 
 	for (nd = rb_first(&tmp); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		struct symbol *sym;
@@ -570,10 +590,11 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 		if (verbose)
 			printf(" %016llx", sym->start);
 		printf(" %-*.*s", sym_width, sym_width, sym->name);
-		printf(" %-*.*s", dso_width, dso_width,
-		       dso_width >= syme->map->dso->long_name_len ?
-					syme->map->dso->long_name :
-					syme->map->dso->short_name);
+		if (!unique_dso)
+			printf(" %-*.*s", dso_width, dso_width,
+			       dso_width >= syme->map->dso->long_name_len ?
+						syme->map->dso->long_name :
+						syme->map->dso->short_name);
 		printf("\n");
 	}
 }