diff --git a/addr2line.c b/addr2line.c
index b783e8e47005da..21f7f4c6bb9ec3 100644
--- a/addr2line.c
+++ b/addr2line.c
@@ -2173,9 +2173,8 @@ fill_lines(int num_traces, void **traces, int check_debuglink,
         }
     }
 
-    if (offset == -1) {
+    if (offset == 0) {
         /* main executable */
-        offset = 0;
         if (dynsym_shdr && dynstr_shdr) {
             char *strtab = file + dynstr_shdr->sh_offset;
             ElfW(Sym) *symtab = (ElfW(Sym) *)(file + dynsym_shdr->sh_offset);