diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c b/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c
index 5159207cbfd9..d18e37982344 100644
--- a/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c
+++ b/tools/lib/bpf/usdt.c
@@ -652,11 +652,9 @@ static int collect_usdt_targets(struct usdt_manager *man, Elf *elf, const char *
 		 *
 		 *   [0] https://sourceware.org/systemtap/wiki/UserSpaceProbeImplementation
 		 */
-		usdt_rel_ip = usdt_abs_ip = note.loc_addr;
-		if (base_addr) {
+		usdt_abs_ip = note.loc_addr;
+		if (base_addr)
 			usdt_abs_ip += base_addr - note.base_addr;
-			usdt_rel_ip += base_addr - note.base_addr;
-		}
 
 		/* When attaching uprobes (which is what USDTs basically are)
 		 * kernel expects file offset to be specified, not a relative