diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 57b82c26cd05..46242deee8d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -567,23 +567,41 @@ static int hist_browser__show_callchain(struct hist_browser *browser,
 	return row - first_row;
 }
 
-#define HPP__COLOR_FN(_name, _field)					\
-static int hist_browser__hpp_color_ ## _name(struct perf_hpp *hpp,	\
-					     struct hist_entry *he)	\
-{									\
-	struct hists *hists = he->hists;				\
-	double percent = 100.0 * he->stat._field / hists->stats.total_period; \
-	*(double *)hpp->ptr = percent;					\
-	return scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%6.2f%%", percent);	\
+static int __hpp__color_fmt(struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he,
+			    u64 (*get_field)(struct hist_entry *))
+{
+	int ret;
+	double percent = 0.0;
+	struct hists *hists = he->hists;
+
+	if (hists->stats.total_period)
+		percent = 100.0 * get_field(he) / hists->stats.total_period;
+
+	*(double *)hpp->ptr = percent;
+
+	ret = scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%6.2f%%", percent);
+	return ret;
 }
 
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead, period)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_sys, period_sys)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_us, period_us)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_guest_sys, period_guest_sys)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_guest_us, period_guest_us)
+#define __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)				\
+static u64 __hpp_get_##_field(struct hist_entry *he)			\
+{									\
+	return he->stat._field;						\
+}									\
+									\
+static int hist_browser__hpp_color_##_type(struct perf_hpp *hpp,	\
+					   struct hist_entry *he)	\
+{									\
+	return __hpp__color_fmt(hpp, he, __hpp_get_##_field);		\
+}
 
-#undef HPP__COLOR_FN
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead, period)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_sys, period_sys)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_us, period_us)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_guest_sys, period_guest_sys)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_guest_us, period_guest_us)
+
+#undef __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN
 
 void hist_browser__init_hpp(void)
 {
@@ -646,7 +664,7 @@ static int hist_browser__show_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 
 			if (fmt->color) {
 				hpp.ptr = &percent;
-				/* It will set percent for us. See HPP__COLOR_FN above. */
+				/* It will set percent for us. See __hpp__color_fmt above. */
 				width -= fmt->color(&hpp, entry);
 
 				ui_browser__set_percent_color(&browser->b, percent, current_entry);