diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
index 0a193281eba8..78f4c92e9b73 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static int hpp__color_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,		\
 			      struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he) 	\
 {										\
 	return __hpp__fmt(hpp, he, he_get_##_field, " %6.2f%%",			\
-			  (hpp_snprint_fn)percent_color_snprintf, true);	\
+			  percent_color_snprintf, true);			\
 }
 
 #define __HPP_ENTRY_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)					\
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.c b/tools/perf/util/color.c
index 11e46da17bbb..66e44a5019d5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.c
@@ -318,8 +318,15 @@ int percent_color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, double percent)
 	return r;
 }
 
-int percent_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, double percent)
+int percent_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-	const char *color = get_percent_color(percent);
+	va_list args;
+	double percent;
+	const char *color;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	percent = va_arg(args, double);
+	va_end(args);
+	color = get_percent_color(percent);
 	return color_snprintf(bf, size, color, fmt, percent);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/color.h b/tools/perf/util/color.h
index dea082b79602..fced3840e99c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/color.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/color.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fprintf_ln(FILE *fp, const char *color, const char *fmt, ...);
 int color_fwrite_lines(FILE *fp, const char *color, size_t count, const char *buf);
-int percent_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, double percent);
+int percent_color_snprintf(char *bf, size_t size, const char *fmt, ...);
 int percent_color_fprintf(FILE *fp, const char *fmt, double percent);
 const char *get_percent_color(double percent);