diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.cpp
index cabcd56e1f..85af3dffa8 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.cpp
@@ -38,19 +38,12 @@ DisassemblyModel::DisassemblyModel(Profile& profile, ProfileNode& node)
     : m_profile(profile)
     , m_node(node)
 {
-    OwnPtr<ELF::Image> kernel_elf;
     const ELF::Image* elf;
     FlatPtr base_address = 0;
-    auto maybe_kernel_base = Symbolication::kernel_base();
-    if (maybe_kernel_base.has_value() && m_node.address() >= maybe_kernel_base.value()) {
-        if (!m_kernel_file) {
-            auto file_or_error = MappedFile::map("/boot/Kernel.debug");
-            if (file_or_error.is_error())
-                return;
-            m_kernel_file = file_or_error.release_value();
-        }
-        kernel_elf = make<ELF::Image>((const u8*)m_kernel_file->data(), m_kernel_file->size());
-        elf = kernel_elf.ptr();
+    if (auto maybe_kernel_base = Symbolication::kernel_base(); maybe_kernel_base.has_value() && m_node.address() >= *maybe_kernel_base) {
+        if (!g_kernel_debuginfo_object.has_value())
+            return;
+        elf = &g_kernel_debuginfo_object->elf;
         base_address = maybe_kernel_base.value();
     } else {
         auto& process = node.process();
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.h b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.h
index 1cb07448b8..2889435d7f 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.h
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/DisassemblyModel.h
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@ private:
 
     Profile& m_profile;
     ProfileNode& m_node;
-    RefPtr<MappedFile> m_kernel_file;
 
     Vector<InstructionData> m_instructions;
 };
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.cpp b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.cpp
index 432bcf17ba..e40785e2a4 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.cpp
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.cpp
@@ -211,6 +211,8 @@ void Profile::rebuild_tree()
     m_model->invalidate();
 }
 
+Optional<MappedObject> g_kernel_debuginfo_object;
+
 Result<NonnullOwnPtr<Profile>, String> Profile::load_from_perfcore_file(const StringView& path)
 {
     auto file = Core::File::construct(path);
@@ -223,10 +225,14 @@ Result<NonnullOwnPtr<Profile>, String> Profile::load_from_perfcore_file(const St
 
     auto& object = json.value().as_object();
 
-    auto file_or_error = MappedFile::map("/boot/Kernel.debug");
-    OwnPtr<ELF::Image> kernel_elf;
-    if (!file_or_error.is_error())
-        kernel_elf = make<ELF::Image>(file_or_error.value()->bytes());
+    if (!g_kernel_debuginfo_object.has_value()) {
+        auto debuginfo_file_or_error = MappedFile::map("/boot/Kernel.debug");
+        if (!debuginfo_file_or_error.is_error()) {
+            auto debuginfo_file = debuginfo_file_or_error.release_value();
+            auto debuginfo_image = ELF::Image(debuginfo_file->bytes());
+            g_kernel_debuginfo_object = { { debuginfo_file, move(debuginfo_image) } };
+        }
+    }
 
     auto strings_value = object.get_ptr("strings"sv);
     if (!strings_value || !strings_value->is_array())
@@ -380,8 +386,8 @@ Result<NonnullOwnPtr<Profile>, String> Profile::load_from_perfcore_file(const St
             String symbol;
 
             if (maybe_kernel_base.has_value() && ptr >= maybe_kernel_base.value()) {
-                if (kernel_elf) {
-                    symbol = kernel_elf->symbolicate(ptr - maybe_kernel_base.value(), &offset);
+                if (g_kernel_debuginfo_object.has_value()) {
+                    symbol = g_kernel_debuginfo_object->elf.symbolicate(ptr - maybe_kernel_base.value(), &offset);
                 } else {
                     symbol = String::formatted("?? <{:p}>", ptr);
                 }
diff --git a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.h b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.h
index 4bd65b4f5c..4549c90288 100644
--- a/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.h
+++ b/Userland/DevTools/Profiler/Profile.h
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 namespace Profiler {
 
+extern Optional<MappedObject> g_kernel_debuginfo_object;
+
 class ProfileNode : public RefCounted<ProfileNode> {
 public:
     static NonnullRefPtr<ProfileNode> create(Process const& process, FlyString object_name, String symbol, FlatPtr address, u32 offset, u64 timestamp, pid_t pid)