diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
index 918b4de29de4..6419f57b0850 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-buildid-list.c
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ int cmd_buildid_list(int argc, const char **argv,
 	setup_pager();
 
 	if (show_kernel)
-		return sysfs__fprintf_build_id(stdout);
+		return !(sysfs__fprintf_build_id(stdout) > 0);
 
 	return perf_session__list_build_ids(force, with_hits);
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index dcdcbafb078b..ec331969b7d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@ static bool hist_browser__toggle_fold(struct hist_browser *browser)
 	struct callchain_list *cl = container_of(ms, struct callchain_list, ms);
 	bool has_children;
 
+	if (!he || !ms)
+		return false;
+
 	if (ms == &he->ms)
 		has_children = hist_entry__toggle_fold(he);
 	else
@@ -1189,6 +1192,8 @@ static unsigned int hist_browser__refresh(struct ui_browser *browser)
 	}
 
 	ui_browser__hists_init_top(browser);
+	hb->he_selection = NULL;
+	hb->selection = NULL;
 
 	for (nd = browser->top; nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
 		struct hist_entry *h = rb_entry(nd, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
@@ -1294,6 +1299,9 @@ static void ui_browser__hists_seek(struct ui_browser *browser,
 	 * and stop when we printed enough lines to fill the screen.
 	 */
 do_offset:
+	if (!nd)
+		return;
+
 	if (offset > 0) {
 		do {
 			h = rb_entry(nd, struct hist_entry, rb_node);