diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index d0f9745856fd..1103a019d83f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -3061,21 +3061,45 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			if (browser->selection == NULL ||
-			    browser->selection->sym == NULL ||
-			    browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned)
-				continue;
-
-			if (symbol__annotation(browser->selection->sym)->src == NULL) {
-				ui_browser__warning(&browser->b, delay_secs * 2,
-						    "No samples for the \"%s\" symbol.\n\n"
-						    "Probably appeared just in a callchain",
-						    browser->selection->sym->name);
+			if (!browser->selection ||
+			    !browser->selection->map ||
+			    !browser->selection->map->dso ||
+			    browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned) {
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			actions->ms.map = browser->selection->map;
-			actions->ms.sym = browser->selection->sym;
+			if (!browser->selection->sym) {
+				if (!browser->he_selection)
+					continue;
+
+				if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__BRANCH) {
+					bi = browser->he_selection->branch_info;
+					if (!bi || !bi->to.ms.map)
+						continue;
+
+					actions->ms.sym = symbol__new_unresolved(bi->to.al_addr, bi->to.ms.map);
+					actions->ms.map = bi->to.ms.map;
+				} else {
+					actions->ms.sym = symbol__new_unresolved(browser->he_selection->ip,
+										 browser->selection->map);
+					actions->ms.map = browser->selection->map;
+				}
+
+				if (!actions->ms.sym)
+					continue;
+			} else {
+				if (symbol__annotation(browser->selection->sym)->src == NULL) {
+					ui_browser__warning(&browser->b, delay_secs * 2,
+						"No samples for the \"%s\" symbol.\n\n"
+						"Probably appeared just in a callchain",
+						browser->selection->sym->name);
+					continue;
+				}
+
+				actions->ms.map = browser->selection->map;
+				actions->ms.sym = browser->selection->sym;
+			}
+
 			do_annotate(browser, actions);
 			continue;
 		case 'P':