diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 35e44b1879e3..49db16334814 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2067,6 +2067,7 @@ void hist_browser__init(struct hist_browser *browser,
 			struct hists *hists)
 {
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
+	struct perf_hpp_list_node *node;
 
 	browser->hists			= hists;
 	browser->b.refresh		= hist_browser__refresh;
@@ -2079,6 +2080,11 @@ void hist_browser__init(struct hist_browser *browser,
 		perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
 		++browser->b.columns;
 	}
+	/* hierarchy entries have their own hpp list */
+	list_for_each_entry(node, &hists->hpp_formats, list) {
+		perf_hpp_list__for_each_format(&node->hpp, fmt)
+			perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
+	}
 }
 
 struct hist_browser *hist_browser__new(struct hists *hists)