diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 61d578bf4ffd..df0aedfaea75 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1095,7 +1095,7 @@ static int hist_browser__show_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 
 		hist_browser__gotorc(browser, row, 0);
 
-		perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+		perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 			if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, entry->hists) ||
 			    column++ < browser->b.horiz_scroll)
 				continue;
@@ -1175,7 +1175,7 @@ static int hists_browser__scnprintf_headers(struct hist_browser *browser, char *
 			return ret;
 	}
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, hists)  || column++ < browser->b.horiz_scroll)
 			continue;
 
@@ -1441,7 +1441,7 @@ static int hist_browser__fprintf_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain)
 		printed += fprintf(fp, "%c ", folded_sign);
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, he->hists))
 			continue;
 
@@ -2104,7 +2104,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 	memset(options, 0, sizeof(options));
 	memset(actions, 0, sizeof(actions));
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
 		/*
 		 * This is done just once, and activates the horizontal scrolling
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
index 0f8dcfdfb10f..eca5151f91d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ static void perf_gtk__show_hists(GtkWidget *window, struct hists *hists,
 
 	nr_cols = 0;
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt)
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt)
 		col_types[nr_cols++] = G_TYPE_STRING;
 
 	store = gtk_tree_store_newv(nr_cols, col_types);
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static void perf_gtk__show_hists(GtkWidget *window, struct hists *hists,
 
 	col_idx = 0;
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, hists))
 			continue;
 
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ static void perf_gtk__show_hists(GtkWidget *window, struct hists *hists,
 
 		col_idx = 0;
 
-		perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+		perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 			if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, h->hists))
 				continue;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
index 1655c0d9c089..7b5e8cedf853 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ void perf_hpp__setup_output_field(void)
 	perf_hpp__for_each_sort_list(fmt) {
 		struct perf_hpp_fmt *pos;
 
-		perf_hpp__for_each_format(pos) {
+		perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, pos) {
 			if (fmt_equal(fmt, pos))
 				goto next;
 		}
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ void perf_hpp__append_sort_keys(void)
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 
 	/* append output fields to sort keys */
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		struct perf_hpp_fmt *pos;
 
 		perf_hpp__for_each_sort_list(pos) {
@@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ unsigned int hists__sort_list_width(struct hists *hists)
 	bool first = true;
 	struct perf_hpp dummy_hpp;
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, hists))
 			continue;
 
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ void perf_hpp__set_user_width(const char *width_list_str)
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	const char *ptr = width_list_str;
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		char *p;
 
 		int len = strtol(ptr, &p, 10);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
index 691e52ce7510..83e0bf2ab986 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ static int hist_entry__snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, struct perf_hpp *hpp)
 	if (symbol_conf.exclude_other && !he->parent)
 		return 0;
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, he->hists))
 			continue;
 
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
 
 	init_rem_hits();
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt)
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt)
 		perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
 
 	if (symbol_conf.col_width_list_str)
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
 
 	fprintf(fp, "# ");
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, hists))
 			continue;
 
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
 
 	fprintf(fp, "# ");
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		unsigned int i;
 
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, hists))
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index a7769d778374..eadffca1a501 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -248,8 +248,8 @@ static inline void perf_hpp__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 	perf_hpp_list__register_sort_field(&perf_hpp_list, format);
 }
 
-#define perf_hpp__for_each_format(format) \
-	list_for_each_entry(format, &perf_hpp_list.fields, list)
+#define perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(_list, format) \
+	list_for_each_entry(format, &(_list)->fields, list)
 
 #define perf_hpp__for_each_format_safe(format, tmp)	\
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(format, tmp, &perf_hpp_list.fields, list)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index f643bed8f63b..1e134ff56ad4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -2407,7 +2407,7 @@ void perf_hpp__set_elide(int idx, bool elide)
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	struct hpp_sort_entry *hse;
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (!perf_hpp__is_sort_entry(fmt))
 			continue;
 
@@ -2467,7 +2467,7 @@ void sort__setup_elide(FILE *output)
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	struct hpp_sort_entry *hse;
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (!perf_hpp__is_sort_entry(fmt))
 			continue;
 
@@ -2479,7 +2479,7 @@ void sort__setup_elide(FILE *output)
 	 * It makes no sense to elide all of sort entries.
 	 * Just revert them to show up again.
 	 */
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (!perf_hpp__is_sort_entry(fmt))
 			continue;
 
@@ -2487,7 +2487,7 @@ void sort__setup_elide(FILE *output)
 			return;
 	}
 
-	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt) {
+	perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
 		if (!perf_hpp__is_sort_entry(fmt))
 			continue;