diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index e70df2e54d66..6a4681932ba5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1896,11 +1896,10 @@ static int hist_browser__fprintf_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 	bool first = true;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain)
+	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
 		folded_sign = hist_entry__folded(he);
-
-	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain)
 		printed += fprintf(fp, "%c ", folded_sign);
+	}
 
 	hists__for_each_format(browser->hists, fmt) {
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt, he->hists))