diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 71c6d510390f..5f74c6723c53 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ static int hists_browser__scnprintf_hierarchy_headers(struct hist_browser *brows
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	size_t ret = 0;
 	int column = 0;
-	int nr_sort_keys = hists->hpp_list->nr_sort_keys;
+	int nr_sort_keys = hists->nr_sort_keys;
 	bool first = true;
 
 	ret = scnprintf(buf, size, " ");
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ static unsigned int hist_browser__refresh(struct ui_browser *browser)
 	u16 header_offset = 0;
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	struct hist_browser *hb = container_of(browser, struct hist_browser, b);
-	int nr_sort = hb->hists->hpp_list->nr_sort_keys;
+	int nr_sort = hb->hists->nr_sort_keys;
 
 	if (hb->show_headers) {
 		hist_browser__show_headers(hb);
@@ -1969,7 +1969,7 @@ static int hist_browser__fprintf(struct hist_browser *browser, FILE *fp)
 	struct rb_node *nd = hists__filter_entries(rb_first(browser->b.entries),
 						   browser->min_pcnt);
 	int printed = 0;
-	int nr_sort = browser->hists->hpp_list->nr_sort_keys;
+	int nr_sort = browser->hists->nr_sort_keys;
 
 	while (nd) {
 		struct hist_entry *h = rb_entry(nd, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
index b3bdfcb245f9..5733d6c196be 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/stdio/hist.c
@@ -495,7 +495,7 @@ static int hist_entry__fprintf(struct hist_entry *he, size_t size,
 		size = hpp.size = bfsz;
 
 	if (symbol_conf.report_hierarchy) {
-		int nr_sort = hists->hpp_list->nr_sort_keys;
+		int nr_sort = hists->nr_sort_keys;
 
 		return hist_entry__hierarchy_fprintf(he, &hpp, nr_sort,
 						     hists, fp);
@@ -529,7 +529,7 @@ static int print_hierarchy_header(struct hists *hists, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
 	unsigned header_width = 0;
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 
-	nr_sort = hists->hpp_list->nr_sort_keys;
+	nr_sort = hists->nr_sort_keys;
 
 	/* preserve max indent depth for column headers */
 	print_hierarchy_indent(sep, nr_sort, spaces, fp);
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@ print_entries:
 		 * display "no entry >= x.xx%" message.
 		 */
 		if (!h->leaf && !hist_entry__has_hierarchy_children(h, min_pcnt)) {
-			int nr_sort = hists->hpp_list->nr_sort_keys;
+			int nr_sort = hists->nr_sort_keys;
 
 			print_hierarchy_indent(sep, nr_sort + h->depth + 1, spaces, fp);
 			fprintf(fp, "%*sno entry >= %.2f%%\n", indent, "", min_pcnt);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index da3e7b6e4615..da5e50586bfd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ struct hists {
 	u16			col_len[HISTC_NR_COLS];
 	int			socket_filter;
 	struct perf_hpp_list	*hpp_list;
+	int			nr_sort_keys;
 };
 
 struct hist_entry_iter;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 6bee8bdfb91b..2beb7a6360a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -2633,6 +2633,9 @@ out:
 int setup_sorting(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	int err;
+	struct hists *hists;
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 
 	err = __setup_sorting(evlist);
 	if (err < 0)
@@ -2644,6 +2647,22 @@ int setup_sorting(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 			return err;
 	}
 
+	evlist__for_each(evlist, evsel) {
+		hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
+		hists->nr_sort_keys = perf_hpp_list.nr_sort_keys;
+
+		/*
+		 * If dynamic entries were used, it might add multiple
+		 * entries to each evsel for a single field name.  Set
+		 * actual number of sort keys for each hists.
+		 */
+		perf_hpp_list__for_each_sort_list(&perf_hpp_list, fmt) {
+			if (perf_hpp__is_dynamic_entry(fmt) &&
+			    !perf_hpp__defined_dynamic_entry(fmt, hists))
+				hists->nr_sort_keys--;
+		}
+	}
+
 	reset_dimensions();
 
 	/*