3 files changed, 19 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 0e23fe98ec4e..3334a8bb1d51 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -1085,8 +1085,9 @@ parse_line(FILE *file, struct symbol *sym, uint64_t start, uint64_t len)
 			percent = 100.0 * hits / sym->hist_sum;
 
 		/*
-		 * We color high-overhead entries in red, low-overhead
-		 * entries in green - and keep the middle ground normal:
+		 * We color high-overhead entries in red, mid-overhead
+		 * entries in green - and keep the low overhead places
+		 * normal:
 		 */
 		if (percent >= 5.0)
 			color = PERF_COLOR_RED;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 61d871849b44..0b18cb99a858 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -693,13 +693,16 @@ hist_entry__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self, uint64_t total_samples)
 		char *color = PERF_COLOR_NORMAL;
 
 		/*
-		 * We color high-overhead entries in red, low-overhead
-		 * entries in green - and keep the middle ground normal:
+		 * We color high-overhead entries in red, mid-overhead
+		 * entries in green - and keep the low overhead places
+		 * normal:
 		 */
-		if (percent >= 5.0)
+		if (percent >= 5.0) {
 			color = PERF_COLOR_RED;
-		if (percent < 0.5)
-			color = PERF_COLOR_GREEN;
+		} else {
+			if (percent >= 0.5)
+				color = PERF_COLOR_GREEN;
+		}
 
 		ret = color_fprintf(fp, color, "   %6.2f%%",
 				(self->count * 100.0) / total_samples);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index be1698f1189b..8ba24808a392 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -248,13 +248,16 @@ static void print_sym_table(void)
 					 sum_ksamples));
 
 		/*
-		 * We color high-overhead entries in red, low-overhead
-		 * entries in green - and keep the middle ground normal:
+		 * We color high-overhead entries in red, mid-overhead
+		 * entries in green - and keep the low overhead places
+		 * normal:
 		 */
-		if (pcnt >= 5.0)
+		if (pcnt >= 5.0) {
 			color = PERF_COLOR_RED;
-		if (pcnt < 0.5)
-			color = PERF_COLOR_GREEN;
+		} else {
+			if (pcnt >= 0.5)
+				color = PERF_COLOR_GREEN;
+		}
 
 		if (nr_counters == 1)
 			printf("%20.2f - ", syme->weight);