diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 32f4f1f2f6e4..df51560f16f7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -585,6 +585,7 @@ int hist_entry__snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *s, size_t size,
 {
 	struct sort_entry *se;
 	u64 period, total, period_sys, period_us, period_guest_sys, period_guest_us;
+	u64 nr_events;
 	const char *sep = symbol_conf.field_sep;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -593,6 +594,7 @@ int hist_entry__snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *s, size_t size,
 
 	if (pair_hists) {
 		period = self->pair ? self->pair->period : 0;
+		nr_events = self->pair ? self->pair->nr_events : 0;
 		total = pair_hists->stats.total_period;
 		period_sys = self->pair ? self->pair->period_sys : 0;
 		period_us = self->pair ? self->pair->period_us : 0;
@@ -600,6 +602,7 @@ int hist_entry__snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *s, size_t size,
 		period_guest_us = self->pair ? self->pair->period_guest_us : 0;
 	} else {
 		period = self->period;
+		nr_events = self->nr_events;
 		total = session_total;
 		period_sys = self->period_sys;
 		period_us = self->period_us;
@@ -640,9 +643,9 @@ int hist_entry__snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *s, size_t size,
 
 	if (symbol_conf.show_nr_samples) {
 		if (sep)
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, period);
+			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%c%" PRIu64, *sep, nr_events);
 		else
-			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11" PRIu64, period);
+			ret += snprintf(s + ret, size - ret, "%11" PRIu64, nr_events);
 	}
 
 	if (pair_hists) {