diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index be59394..c9a119e2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 				  struct addr_location *al,
 				  struct perf_annotate *ann)
 {
+	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -66,13 +67,12 @@
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, 1, 1, 0,
-				true);
+	he = __hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, 1, 1, 0, true);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-	hists__inc_nr_samples(&evsel->hists, true);
+	hists__inc_nr_samples(hists, true);
 	return ret;
 }
 
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@
 
 	total_nr_samples = 0;
 	evlist__for_each(session->evlist, pos) {
-		struct hists *hists = &pos->hists;
+		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(pos);
 		u32 nr_samples = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE];
 
 		if (nr_samples > 0) {