diff --git a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
index c4f3177103dd..3739481c6426 100644
--- a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
+++ b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 
 struct perf_event * __percpu *sample_hbp;
 
-static char ksym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN] = "pid_max";
+static char ksym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN] = "jiffies";
 module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(ksym, "Kernel symbol to monitor; this module will report any"
 			" write operations on the kernel symbol");
@@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ static int __init hw_break_module_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct perf_event_attr attr;
+	void *addr = __symbol_get(ksym_name);
+
+	if (!addr)
+		return -ENXIO;
 
 	hw_breakpoint_init(&attr);
-	attr.bp_addr = kallsyms_lookup_name(ksym_name);
+	attr.bp_addr = (unsigned long)addr;
 	attr.bp_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
 	attr.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
 
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ fail:
 static void __exit hw_break_module_exit(void)
 {
 	unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(sample_hbp);
+	symbol_put(ksym_name);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write uninstalled\n", ksym_name);
 }