diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index da2899e8..f7ad6bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -50,6 +50,15 @@
 
 	if (h->ms.sym)
 		hists__new_col_len(self, HISTC_SYMBOL, h->ms.sym->namelen);
+	else {
+		const unsigned int unresolved_col_width = BITS_PER_LONG / 4;
+
+		if (hists__col_len(self, HISTC_DSO) < unresolved_col_width &&
+		    !symbol_conf.col_width_list_str && !symbol_conf.field_sep &&
+		    !symbol_conf.dso_list)
+			hists__set_col_len(self, HISTC_DSO,
+					   unresolved_col_width);
+	}
 
 	len = thread__comm_len(h->thread);
 	if (hists__new_col_len(self, HISTC_COMM, len))