4 files changed, 6 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index b795b6994144..d4b3d034c503 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -1665,5 +1665,5 @@ int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *he, size_t privsize)
 
 bool ui__has_annotation(void)
 {
-	return use_browser == 1 && sort__has_sym;
+	return use_browser == 1 && perf_hpp_list.sym;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 57b09791c339..c3a77502e22b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ struct perf_hpp_list {
 
 	int need_collapse;
 	int parent;
+	int sym;
 };
 
 extern struct perf_hpp_list perf_hpp_list;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 75b33d387f50..544ab376ac42 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const char	*sort_order;
 const char	*field_order;
 regex_t		ignore_callees_regex;
 int		have_ignore_callees = 0;
-int		sort__has_sym = 0;
 int		sort__has_dso = 0;
 int		sort__has_socket = 0;
 int		sort__has_thread = 0;
@@ -2245,7 +2244,7 @@ static int sort_dimension__add(struct perf_hpp_list *list, const char *tok,
 			}
 			list->parent = 1;
 		} else if (sd->entry == &sort_sym) {
-			sort__has_sym = 1;
+			list->sym = 1;
 			/*
 			 * perf diff displays the performance difference amongst
 			 * two or more perf.data files. Those files could come
@@ -2287,7 +2286,7 @@ static int sort_dimension__add(struct perf_hpp_list *list, const char *tok,
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (sd->entry == &sort_sym_from || sd->entry == &sort_sym_to)
-			sort__has_sym = 1;
+			list->sym = 1;
 
 		__sort_dimension__add(sd, list, level);
 		return 0;
@@ -2303,7 +2302,7 @@ static int sort_dimension__add(struct perf_hpp_list *list, const char *tok,
 			return -EINVAL;
 
 		if (sd->entry == &sort_mem_daddr_sym)
-			sort__has_sym = 1;
+			list->sym = 1;
 
 		__sort_dimension__add(sd, list, level);
 		return 0;
@@ -2746,7 +2745,7 @@ void reset_output_field(void)
 {
 	perf_hpp_list.need_collapse = 0;
 	perf_hpp_list.parent = 0;
-	sort__has_sym = 0;
+	perf_hpp_list.sym = 0;
 	sort__has_dso = 0;
 
 	field_order = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index 0e44aea86800..9a5e7d4a2cac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ extern const char default_sort_order[];
 extern regex_t ignore_callees_regex;
 extern int have_ignore_callees;
 extern int sort__has_dso;
-extern int sort__has_sym;
 extern int sort__has_socket;
 extern int sort__has_thread;
 extern int sort__has_comm;