diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index f7645a42708e..69bad45deadd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -666,7 +666,8 @@ static void hists__process(struct hists *hists)
 	hists__precompute(hists);
 	hists__output_resort(hists, NULL);
 
-	hists__fprintf(hists, true, 0, 0, 0, stdout);
+	hists__fprintf(hists, true, 0, 0, 0, stdout,
+		       symbol_conf.use_callchain);
 }
 
 static void data__fprintf(void)
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index a87cb338bdf1..9f36b236f0f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ static int perf_evlist__tty_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 			continue;
 
 		hists__fprintf_nr_sample_events(hists, rep, evname, stdout);
-		hists__fprintf(hists, true, 0, 0, rep->min_percent, stdout);
+		hists__fprintf(hists, true, 0, 0, rep->min_percent, stdout,
+			       symbol_conf.use_callchain);
 		fprintf(stdout, "\n\n");
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 2a6cc254ad0c..81dba80a42b5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ static void perf_top__print_sym_table(struct perf_top *top)
 	hists__output_recalc_col_len(hists, top->print_entries - printed);
 	putchar('\n');
 	hists__fprintf(hists, false, top->print_entries - printed, win_width,
-		       top->min_percent, stdout);
+		       top->min_percent, stdout, symbol_conf.use_callchain);
 }
 
 static void prompt_integer(int *target, const char *msg)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
index 150c4de33b22..9a972cb00458 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
@@ -492,7 +492,8 @@ static int hist_entry__hierarchy_fprintf(struct hist_entry *he,
 }
 
 static int hist_entry__fprintf(struct hist_entry *he, size_t size,
-			       char *bf, size_t bfsz, FILE *fp)
+			       char *bf, size_t bfsz, FILE *fp,
+			       bool use_callchain)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct perf_hpp hpp = {
@@ -512,7 +513,7 @@ static int hist_entry__fprintf(struct hist_entry *he, size_t size,
 
 	ret = fprintf(fp, "%s\n", bf);
 
-	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain)
+	if (use_callchain)
 		ret += hist_entry_callchain__fprintf(he, total_period, 0, fp);
 
 	return ret;
@@ -709,7 +710,8 @@ static int hists__fprintf_headers(struct hists *hists, FILE *fp)
 }
 
 size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
-		      int max_cols, float min_pcnt, FILE *fp)
+		      int max_cols, float min_pcnt, FILE *fp,
+		      bool use_callchain)
 {
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
@@ -755,7 +757,7 @@ size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
 		if (percent < min_pcnt)
 			continue;
 
-		ret += hist_entry__fprintf(h, max_cols, line, linesz, fp);
+		ret += hist_entry__fprintf(h, max_cols, line, linesz, fp, use_callchain);
 
 		if (max_rows && ++nr_rows >= max_rows)
 			break;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 7b54ccf1b737..a73fde0a5dd8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -159,7 +159,8 @@ void events_stats__inc(struct events_stats *stats, u32 type);
 size_t events_stats__fprintf(struct events_stats *stats, FILE *fp);
 
 size_t hists__fprintf(struct hists *hists, bool show_header, int max_rows,
-		      int max_cols, float min_pcnt, FILE *fp);
+		      int max_cols, float min_pcnt, FILE *fp,
+		      bool use_callchain);
 size_t perf_evlist__fprintf_nr_events(struct perf_evlist *evlist, FILE *fp);
 
 void hists__filter_by_dso(struct hists *hists);