diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
index e9703c0829f1..d37202121689 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ static struct ui_browser_colorset {
 		.colorset = HE_COLORSET_SELECTED,
 		.name	  = "selected",
 		.fg	  = "black",
-		.bg	  = "lightgray",
+		.bg	  = "yellow",
 	},
 	{
 		.colorset = HE_COLORSET_CODE,