diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 12c17c5a3d68..8d22905a4687 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -542,8 +542,11 @@ static int hist_browser__show_callchain(struct hist_browser *browser,
 	struct rb_node *node;
 	int first_row = row, offset = level * LEVEL_OFFSET_STEP;
 	u64 new_total;
+	bool need_percent;
 
 	node = rb_first(root);
+	need_percent = !!rb_next(node);
+
 	while (node) {
 		struct callchain_node *child = rb_entry(node, struct callchain_node, rb_node);
 		struct rb_node *next = rb_next(node);
@@ -560,7 +563,7 @@ static int hist_browser__show_callchain(struct hist_browser *browser,
 
 			if (first)
 				first = false;
-			else if (level > 1)
+			else if (need_percent)
 				extra_offset = LEVEL_OFFSET_STEP;
 
 			folded_sign = callchain_list__folded(chain);
@@ -573,7 +576,7 @@ static int hist_browser__show_callchain(struct hist_browser *browser,
 			str = callchain_list__sym_name(chain, bf, sizeof(bf),
 						       browser->show_dso);
 
-			if (was_first && level > 1) {
+			if (was_first && need_percent) {
 				double percent = cumul * 100.0 / total;
 
 				if (asprintf(&alloc_str, "%2.2f%% %s", percent, str) < 0)
@@ -790,6 +793,13 @@ static int hist_browser__show_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 			.is_current_entry = current_entry,
 		};
 
+		if (callchain_param.mode == CHAIN_GRAPH_REL) {
+			if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain)
+				total = entry->stat_acc->period;
+			else
+				total = entry->stat.period;
+		}
+
 		printed += hist_browser__show_callchain(browser,
 					&entry->sorted_chain, 1, row, total,
 					hist_browser__show_callchain_entry, &arg,