diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index dfee110b3a58..c357051dd2b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -911,9 +911,8 @@ static int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 	if (sym == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	src = symbol__hists(sym, evsel->evlist->nr_entries);
-	if (src == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	return __symbol__inc_addr_samples(sym, map, src, evsel->idx, addr, sample);
+	return (src) ?  __symbol__inc_addr_samples(sym, map, src, evsel->idx,
+						   addr, sample) : 0;
 }
 
 static int symbol__account_cycles(u64 addr, u64 start,