diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 761f419..5cb577a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@
 	.ordering_requires_timestamps = true,
 };
 
-static void perf_session__insert_hist_entry_by_name(struct rb_root *root,
-						    struct hist_entry *he)
+static void insert_hist_entry_by_name(struct rb_root *root,
+				      struct hist_entry *he)
 {
 	struct rb_node **p = &root->rb_node;
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
 	rb_insert_color(&he->rb_node, root);
 }
 
-static void hists__resort_entries(struct hists *self)
+static void hists__name_resort(struct hists *self, bool sort)
 {
 	unsigned long position = 1;
 	struct rb_root tmp = RB_ROOT;
@@ -100,12 +100,16 @@
 		struct hist_entry *n = rb_entry(next, struct hist_entry, rb_node);
 
 		next = rb_next(&n->rb_node);
-		rb_erase(&n->rb_node, &self->entries);
 		n->position = position++;
-		perf_session__insert_hist_entry_by_name(&tmp, n);
+
+		if (sort) {
+			rb_erase(&n->rb_node, &self->entries);
+			insert_hist_entry_by_name(&tmp, n);
+		}
 	}
 
-	self->entries = tmp;
+	if (sort)
+		self->entries = tmp;
 }
 
 static struct hist_entry *hists__find_entry(struct hists *self,
@@ -121,7 +125,7 @@
 			n = n->rb_left;
 		else if (cmp > 0)
 			n = n->rb_right;
-		else 
+		else
 			return iter;
 	}
 
@@ -150,6 +154,24 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+static void perf_evlist__resort_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist, bool name)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
+		struct hists *hists = &evsel->hists;
+
+		hists__output_resort(hists);
+
+		/*
+		 * The hists__name_resort only sets possition
+		 * if name is false.
+		 */
+		if (name || ((!name) && show_displacement))
+			hists__name_resort(hists, name);
+	}
+}
+
 static int __cmd_diff(void)
 {
 	int ret, i;
@@ -176,15 +198,8 @@
 	evlist_old = older->evlist;
 	evlist_new = newer->evlist;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist_new->entries, node)
-		hists__output_resort(&evsel->hists);
-
-	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist_old->entries, node) {
-		hists__output_resort(&evsel->hists);
-
-		if (show_displacement)
-			hists__resort_entries(&evsel->hists);
-	}
+	perf_evlist__resort_hists(evlist_old, true);
+	perf_evlist__resort_hists(evlist_new, false);
 
 	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist_new->entries, node) {
 		struct perf_evsel *evsel_old;
@@ -200,7 +215,7 @@
 
 		hists__match(&evsel_old->hists, &evsel->hists);
 		hists__fprintf(&evsel->hists, &evsel_old->hists,
-			       show_displacement, true, 0, 0, stdout);
+			       true, 0, 0, stdout);
 	}
 
 out_delete: