diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index cc5c1267c738..cfe366375c4b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ static int __cmd_annotate(struct perf_annotate *ann)
 			hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
 			/* Don't sort callchain */
 			perf_evsel__reset_sample_bit(pos, CALLCHAIN);
-			hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+			perf_evsel__output_resort(pos, NULL);
 
 			if (symbol_conf.event_group &&
 			    !perf_evsel__is_group_leader(pos))
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 72ed0b46d5a1..54ce0479ca28 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ static void report__output_resort(struct report *rep)
 	ui_progress__init(&prog, rep->nr_entries, "Sorting events for output...");
 
 	evlist__for_each(rep->session->evlist, pos)
-		hists__output_resort(evsel__hists(pos), &prog);
+		perf_evsel__output_resort(pos, &prog);
 
 	ui_progress__finish();
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index bf01cbb0ef23..f1bbe2a589f5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -252,7 +252,8 @@ static void perf_top__print_sym_table(struct perf_top *top)
 	char bf[160];
 	int printed = 0;
 	const int win_width = top->winsize.ws_col - 1;
-	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(top->sym_evsel);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = top->sym_evsel;
+	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 
 	puts(CONSOLE_CLEAR);
 
@@ -288,7 +289,7 @@ static void perf_top__print_sym_table(struct perf_top *top)
 	}
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	hists__output_recalc_col_len(hists, top->print_entries - printed);
 	putchar('\n');
@@ -540,6 +541,7 @@ static bool perf_top__handle_keypress(struct perf_top *top, int c)
 static void perf_top__sort_new_samples(void *arg)
 {
 	struct perf_top *t = arg;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = t->sym_evsel;
 	struct hists *hists;
 
 	perf_top__reset_sample_counters(t);
@@ -547,7 +549,7 @@ static void perf_top__sort_new_samples(void *arg)
 	if (t->evlist->selected != NULL)
 		t->sym_evsel = t->evlist->selected;
 
-	hists = evsel__hists(t->sym_evsel);
+	hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 
 	if (t->evlist->enabled) {
 		if (t->zero) {
@@ -559,7 +561,7 @@ static void perf_top__sort_new_samples(void *arg)
 	}
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 }
 
 static void *display_thread_tui(void *arg)
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
index 5e6a86e50fb9..ecf136c385d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ static int do_test(struct hists *hists, struct result *expected, size_t nr_expec
 	 * function since TEST_ASSERT_VAL() returns in case of failure.
 	 */
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(hists_to_evsel(hists), NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("use callchain: %d, cumulate callchain: %d\n",
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index 351a42463444..34b945a55d4d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ int test__hists_filter(int subtest __maybe_unused)
 		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 
 		hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-		hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+		perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 		if (verbose > 2) {
 			pr_info("Normal histogram\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
index b231265148d8..23cce67c7e48 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static int test1(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ static int test2(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static int test3(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ static int test4(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
@@ -491,7 +491,7 @@ static int test5(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct machine *machine)
 		goto out;
 
 	hists__collapse_resort(hists, NULL);
-	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
+	perf_evsel__output_resort(evsel, NULL);
 
 	if (verbose > 2) {
 		pr_info("[fields = %s, sort = %s]\n", field_order, sort_order);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 7797d06d4993..d07955c145e5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1233,9 +1233,8 @@ static void output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog,
 	}
 }
 
-void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog)
+void perf_evsel__output_resort(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog)
 {
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = hists_to_evsel(hists);
 	bool use_callchain;
 
 	if (evsel && symbol_conf.use_callchain && !symbol_conf.show_ref_callgraph)
@@ -1243,7 +1242,12 @@ void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog)
 	else
 		use_callchain = symbol_conf.use_callchain;
 
-	output_resort(hists, prog, use_callchain);
+	output_resort(evsel__hists(evsel), prog, use_callchain);
+}
+
+void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog)
+{
+	output_resort(hists, prog, symbol_conf.use_callchain);
 }
 
 static void hists__remove_entry_filter(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index d4ec4822a103..bc2499794bef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ int hist_entry__sort_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf, size_t size,
 			      struct hists *hists);
 void hist_entry__delete(struct hist_entry *he);
 
+void perf_evsel__output_resort(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct ui_progress *prog);
 void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog);
 void hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog);