diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index e07d4e848d5c..045c1e16ac59 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -850,9 +850,6 @@ static int hists__scnprintf_headers(char *buf, size_t size, struct hists *hists)
 		if (perf_hpp__should_skip(fmt))
 			continue;
 
-		/* We need to ensure length of the columns header. */
-		perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
-
 		ret = fmt->header(fmt, &dummy_hpp, hists_to_evsel(hists));
 		if (advance_hpp_check(&dummy_hpp, ret))
 			break;
@@ -1501,6 +1498,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 	char buf[64];
 	char script_opt[64];
 	int delay_secs = hbt ? hbt->refresh : 0;
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 
 #define HIST_BROWSER_HELP_COMMON					\
 	"h/?/F1        Show this window\n"				\
@@ -1550,6 +1548,9 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 
 	memset(options, 0, sizeof(options));
 
+	perf_hpp__for_each_format(fmt)
+		perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
+
 	if (symbol_conf.col_width_list_str)
 		perf_hpp__set_user_width(symbol_conf.col_width_list_str);