diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
index 423875c99..afe377b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-inject.c
@@ -321,8 +321,6 @@
 	return perf_event__repipe(tool, event_sw, &sample_sw, machine);
 }
 
-extern volatile int session_done;
-
 static void sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
 {
 	session_done = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 8e50d8d..72eae74 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -401,8 +401,6 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-extern volatile int session_done;
-
 static void sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
 {
 	session_done = 1;
@@ -568,6 +566,9 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (session_done())
+		return 0;
+
 	if (nr_samples == 0) {
 		ui__error("The %s file has no samples!\n", session->filename);
 		return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 7f31a3d..9c333ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -553,8 +553,6 @@
 	.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 };
 
-extern volatile int session_done;
-
 static void sig_handler(int sig __maybe_unused)
 {
 	session_done = 1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 46a0d35..9ff6cf3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -611,6 +611,8 @@
 	next = rb_first(root);
 
 	while (next) {
+		if (session_done())
+			break;
 		n = rb_entry(next, struct hist_entry, rb_node_in);
 		next = rb_next(&n->rb_node_in);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 51f5edf..70ffa41 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -531,6 +531,9 @@
 		return 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(iter, tmp, head, list) {
+		if (session_done())
+			return 0;
+
 		if (iter->timestamp > limit)
 			break;
 
@@ -1160,7 +1163,6 @@
 	}
 }
 
-#define session_done()	(*(volatile int *)(&session_done))
 volatile int session_done;
 
 static int __perf_session__process_pipe_events(struct perf_session *self,
@@ -1372,10 +1374,13 @@
 				    "Processing events...");
 	}
 
+	err = 0;
+	if (session_done())
+		goto out_err;
+
 	if (file_pos < file_size)
 		goto more;
 
-	err = 0;
 	/* do the final flush for ordered samples */
 	session->ordered_samples.next_flush = ULLONG_MAX;
 	err = flush_sample_queue(session, tool);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.h b/tools/perf/util/session.h
index 3aa75fb..04bf737 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.h
@@ -124,4 +124,8 @@
 
 #define perf_session__set_tracepoints_handlers(session, array) \
 	__perf_session__set_tracepoints_handlers(session, array, ARRAY_SIZE(array))
+
+extern volatile int session_done;
+
+#define session_done()	(*(volatile int *)(&session_done))
 #endif /* __PERF_SESSION_H */