diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 3c53ec268fbc..02f985f3a396 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -113,14 +113,16 @@ static int report__add_mem_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool, struct addr_locati
 	if (!he)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
+	if (ui__has_annotation()) {
+		err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
 
-	mx = he->mem_info;
-	err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&mx->daddr, evsel->idx);
-	if (err)
-		goto out;
+		mx = he->mem_info;
+		err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&mx->daddr, evsel->idx);
+		if (err)
+			goto out;
+	}
 
 	evsel->hists.stats.total_period += cost;
 	hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
@@ -164,14 +166,18 @@ static int report__add_branch_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool, struct addr_loc
 		he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, &bi[i], NULL,
 					1, 1, 0);
 		if (he) {
-			bx = he->branch_info;
-			err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->from, evsel->idx);
-			if (err)
-				goto out;
+			if (ui__has_annotation()) {
+				bx = he->branch_info;
+				err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->from,
+								   evsel->idx);
+				if (err)
+					goto out;
 
-			err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->to, evsel->idx);
-			if (err)
-				goto out;
+				err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->to,
+								   evsel->idx);
+				if (err)
+					goto out;
+			}
 
 			evsel->hists.stats.total_period += 1;
 			hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
@@ -205,7 +211,9 @@ static int report__add_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool, struct perf_evsel *evs
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
-	err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
+	if (ui__has_annotation())
+		err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
+
 	evsel->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
 	hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
 out:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 76cd510d34d0..5f989a7d8bc2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ static void perf_top__record_precise_ip(struct perf_top *top,
 {
 	struct annotation *notes;
 	struct symbol *sym;
-	int err;
+	int err = 0;
 
 	if (he == NULL || he->ms.sym == NULL ||
 	    ((top->sym_filter_entry == NULL ||
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ static void perf_top__record_precise_ip(struct perf_top *top,
 		return;
 
 	ip = he->ms.map->map_ip(he->ms.map, ip);
-	err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, counter, ip);
+
+	if (ui__has_annotation())
+		err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, counter, ip);
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 469eb679fb9d..3aa555ff9d89 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "util.h"
+#include "ui/ui.h"
+#include "sort.h"
 #include "build-id.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "cache.h"
@@ -489,7 +491,7 @@ static int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 {
 	struct annotation *notes;
 
-	if (sym == NULL || use_browser != 1 || !sort__has_sym)
+	if (sym == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
@@ -1399,3 +1401,8 @@ int hist_entry__annotate(struct hist_entry *he, size_t privsize)
 {
 	return symbol__annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, privsize);
 }
+
+bool ui__has_annotation(void)
+{
+	return use_browser == 1 && sort__has_sym;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index b2aef59d6bb2..56ad4f5287de 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ void symbol__annotate_zero_histogram(struct symbol *sym, int evidx);
 void symbol__annotate_decay_histogram(struct symbol *sym, int evidx);
 void disasm__purge(struct list_head *head);
 
+bool ui__has_annotation(void);
+
 int symbol__tty_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 			 struct perf_evsel *evsel, bool print_lines,
 			 bool full_paths, int min_pcnt, int max_lines);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index a9d758a3b371..e89afc097d8a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1336,6 +1336,8 @@ int dso__load(struct dso *dso, struct map *map, symbol_filter_t filter)
 
 			if (syms_ss && runtime_ss)
 				break;
+		} else {
+			symsrc__destroy(ss);
 		}
 
 	}