diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
index c03da79..38be79d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/gtk/hists.c
@@ -8,32 +8,58 @@
 
 #define MAX_COLUMNS			32
 
-#define HPP__COLOR_FN(_name, _field)						\
-static int perf_gtk__hpp_color_ ## _name(struct perf_hpp *hpp,			\
-					 struct hist_entry *he)			\
-{										\
-	struct hists *hists = he->hists;					\
-	double percent = 100.0 * he->stat._field / hists->stats.total_period;	\
-	const char *markup;							\
-	int ret = 0;								\
-										\
-	markup = perf_gtk__get_percent_color(percent);				\
-	if (markup)								\
-		ret += scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, "%s", markup);		\
-	ret += scnprintf(hpp->buf + ret, hpp->size - ret, "%6.2f%%", percent); 	\
-	if (markup)								\
-		ret += scnprintf(hpp->buf + ret, hpp->size - ret, "</span>"); 	\
-										\
-	return ret;								\
+static int perf_gtk__percent_color_snprintf(char *buf, size_t size,
+					    double percent)
+{
+	int ret = 0;
+	const char *markup;
+
+	markup = perf_gtk__get_percent_color(percent);
+	if (markup)
+		ret += scnprintf(buf, size, markup);
+
+	ret += scnprintf(buf + ret, size - ret, "%6.2f%%", percent);
+
+	if (markup)
+		ret += scnprintf(buf + ret, size - ret, "</span>");
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead, period)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_sys, period_sys)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_us, period_us)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_guest_sys, period_guest_sys)
-HPP__COLOR_FN(overhead_guest_us, period_guest_us)
 
-#undef HPP__COLOR_FN
+static int __hpp__color_fmt(struct perf_hpp *hpp, struct hist_entry *he,
+			    u64 (*get_field)(struct hist_entry *))
+{
+	int ret;
+	double percent = 0.0;
+	struct hists *hists = he->hists;
+
+	if (hists->stats.total_period)
+		percent = 100.0 * get_field(he) / hists->stats.total_period;
+
+	ret = perf_gtk__percent_color_snprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, percent);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#define __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(_type, _field)					\
+static u64 he_get_##_field(struct hist_entry *he)				\
+{										\
+	return he->stat._field;							\
+}										\
+										\
+static int perf_gtk__hpp_color_##_type(struct perf_hpp *hpp,			\
+				       struct hist_entry *he)			\
+{										\
+	return __hpp__color_fmt(hpp, he, he_get_##_field);			\
+}
+
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead, period)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_sys, period_sys)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_us, period_us)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_guest_sys, period_guest_sys)
+__HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN(overhead_guest_us, period_guest_us)
+
+#undef __HPP_COLOR_PERCENT_FN
 
 
 void perf_gtk__init_hpp(void)