diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index f4d640cfdf16..c4dab7acbdbb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -823,16 +823,16 @@ repeat:
 			goto error;
 	}
 
+	perf_hpp__init();
+
 	/* Force tty output for header output. */
 	if (report.header || report.header_only)
 		use_browser = 0;
 
 	if (strcmp(input_name, "-") != 0)
 		setup_browser(true);
-	else {
+	else
 		use_browser = 0;
-		perf_hpp__init();
-	}
 
 	if (report.header || report.header_only) {
 		perf_session__fprintf_info(session, stdout,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 34764b6eabf9..280945bab66d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1147,6 +1147,8 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	/* display thread wants entries to be collapsed in a different tree */
 	sort__need_collapse = 1;
 
+	perf_hpp__init();
+
 	if (top.use_stdio)
 		use_browser = 0;
 	else if (top.use_tui)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 37c5188fd68a..92d128f3acdc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -661,8 +661,6 @@ __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_guest_us, period_guest_us)
 
 void hist_browser__init_hpp(void)
 {
-	perf_hpp__init();
-
 	perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].color =
 				hist_browser__hpp_color_overhead;
 	perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_SYS].color =
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
index 2237245bfac0..fd52669018ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
@@ -58,8 +58,6 @@ __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_guest_us, period_guest_us)
 
 void perf_gtk__init_hpp(void)
 {
-	perf_hpp__init();
-
 	perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD].color =
 				perf_gtk__hpp_color_overhead;
 	perf_hpp__format[PERF_HPP__OVERHEAD_SYS].color =
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
index 5df5140a9f29..ba51fa8a1176 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/setup.c
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ void setup_browser(bool fallback_to_pager)
 		use_browser = 0;
 		if (fallback_to_pager)
 			setup_pager();
-
-		perf_hpp__init();
 		break;
 	}
 }