diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 29739b347599..bec0b62d8e38 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -768,8 +768,8 @@ static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *browser,
 		"UP/DOWN/PGUP\n"
 		"PGDN/SPACE    Navigate\n"
 		"q/ESC/CTRL+C  Exit\n\n"
-		"->            Go to target\n"
-		"<-            Exit\n"
+		"ENTER         Go to target\n"
+		"ESC           Exit\n"
 		"H             Cycle thru hottest instructions\n"
 		"j             Toggle showing jump to target arrows\n"
 		"J             Toggle showing number of jump sources on targets\n"
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 		goto out_free_offsets;
 	}
 
-	ui_helpline__push("Press <- or ESC to exit");
+	ui_helpline__push("Press ESC to exit");
 
 	notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
 	browser.start = map__rip_2objdump(map, sym->start);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 9b7346a881cf..eea16278d038 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1496,7 +1496,7 @@ do_zoom_thread(struct hist_browser *browser, struct popup_action *act)
 		thread__zput(browser->hists->thread_filter);
 		ui_helpline__pop();
 	} else {
-		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press <- or -> + \"Zoom out of %s(%d) thread\"",
+		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press ESC or ENTER + \"Zoom out of %s(%d) thread\"",
 				   thread->comm_set ? thread__comm_str(thread) : "",
 				   thread->tid);
 		browser->hists->thread_filter = thread__get(thread);
@@ -1540,7 +1540,7 @@ do_zoom_dso(struct hist_browser *browser, struct popup_action *act)
 	} else {
 		if (map == NULL)
 			return 0;
-		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press <- or -> + \"Zoom out of %s DSO\"",
+		ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press ESC or ENTER + \"Zoom out of %s DSO\"",
 				   __map__is_kernel(map) ? "the Kernel" : map->dso->short_name);
 		browser->hists->dso_filter = map->dso;
 		perf_hpp__set_elide(HISTC_DSO, true);
@@ -1761,8 +1761,8 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 	"For multiple event sessions:\n\n"				\
 	"TAB/UNTAB     Switch events\n\n"				\
 	"For symbolic views (--sort has sym):\n\n"			\
-	"->            Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol\n" \
-	"<-            Zoom out\n"					\
+	"ENTER         Zoom into DSO/Threads & Annotate current symbol\n" \
+	"ESC           Zoom out\n"					\
 	"a             Annotate current symbol\n"			\
 	"C             Collapse all callchains\n"			\
 	"d             Zoom into current DSO\n"				\
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
index 8c154c7d4669..80912778bb6d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ static int map_browser__run(struct map_browser *browser)
 	int key;
 
 	if (ui_browser__show(&browser->b, browser->map->dso->long_name,
-			     "Press <- or ESC to exit, %s / to search",
+			     "Press ESC to exit, %s / to search",
 			     verbose ? "" : "restart with -v to use") < 0)
 		return -1;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
index e13b48d705ef..ad6b6ee3770e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/scripts.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ static int script_browser__run(struct perf_script_browser *browser)
 	int key;
 
 	if (ui_browser__show(&browser->b, browser->script_name,
-			     "Press <- or ESC to exit") < 0)
+			     "Press ESC to exit") < 0)
 		return -1;
 
 	while (1) {