diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 46b4c24..8b9091b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -43,10 +43,9 @@
 static const char	*cpu_list;
 static DECLARE_BITMAP(cpu_bitmap, MAX_NR_CPUS);
 
-static int perf_evlist__add_sample(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
-				   struct perf_sample *sample,
-				   struct perf_evsel *evsel,
-				   struct addr_location *al)
+static int perf_evsel__add_sample(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
+				  struct perf_sample *sample,
+				  struct addr_location *al)
 {
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 	int ret;
@@ -69,8 +68,7 @@
 	ret = 0;
 	if (he->ms.sym != NULL) {
 		struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(he->ms.sym);
-		if (notes->src == NULL &&
-		    symbol__alloc_hist(he->ms.sym, evlist->nr_entries) < 0)
+		if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(he->ms.sym) < 0)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		ret = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
@@ -98,8 +96,7 @@
 	if (cpu_list && !test_bit(sample->cpu, cpu_bitmap))
 		return 0;
 
-	if (!al.filtered &&
-	    perf_evlist__add_sample(session->evlist, sample, evsel, &al)) {
+	if (!al.filtered && perf_evsel__add_sample(evsel, sample, &al)) {
 		pr_warning("problem incrementing symbol count, "
 			   "skipping event\n");
 		return -1;
@@ -114,8 +111,7 @@
 				    print_line, full_paths, 0, 0);
 }
 
-static void hists__find_annotations(struct hists *self, int evidx,
-				    int nr_events)
+static void hists__find_annotations(struct hists *self, int evidx)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd = rb_first(&self->entries), *next;
 	int key = K_RIGHT;
@@ -138,8 +134,7 @@
 		}
 
 		if (use_browser > 0) {
-			key = hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evidx, nr_events,
-						       NULL, NULL, 0);
+			key = hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evidx, NULL, NULL, 0);
 			switch (key) {
 			case K_RIGHT:
 				next = rb_next(nd);
@@ -217,8 +212,7 @@
 			total_nr_samples += nr_samples;
 			hists__collapse_resort(hists);
 			hists__output_resort(hists);
-			hists__find_annotations(hists, pos->idx,
-						session->evlist->nr_entries);
+			hists__find_annotations(hists, pos->idx);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 4d7c834..758a287 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -92,8 +92,7 @@
 		assert(evsel != NULL);
 
 		err = -ENOMEM;
-		if (notes->src == NULL &&
-		    symbol__alloc_hist(he->ms.sym, session->evlist->nr_entries) < 0)
+		if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(he->ms.sym) < 0)
 			goto out;
 
 		err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index c9cdedb..04288ee 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&notes->lock);
 
-	if (symbol__alloc_hist(sym, top.evlist->nr_entries) < 0) {
+	if (symbol__alloc_hist(sym) < 0) {
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
 		pr_err("Not enough memory for annotating '%s' symbol!\n",
 		       sym->name);
@@ -210,8 +210,7 @@
 	if (pthread_mutex_trylock(&notes->lock))
 		return;
 
-	if (notes->src == NULL &&
-	    symbol__alloc_hist(sym, top.evlist->nr_entries) < 0) {
+	if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(sym) < 0) {
 		pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
 		pr_err("Not enough memory for annotating '%s' symbol!\n",
 		       sym->name);
@@ -1215,6 +1214,8 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	symbol_conf.nr_events = top.evlist->nr_entries;
+
 	if (top.delay_secs < 1)
 		top.delay_secs = 1;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 119e996..376e643 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -25,17 +25,17 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym, int nevents)
+int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
 	size_t sizeof_sym_hist = (sizeof(struct sym_hist) +
 				  (sym->end - sym->start) * sizeof(u64));
 
-	notes->src = zalloc(sizeof(*notes->src) + nevents * sizeof_sym_hist);
+	notes->src = zalloc(sizeof(*notes->src) + symbol_conf.nr_events * sizeof_sym_hist);
 	if (notes->src == NULL)
 		return -1;
 	notes->src->sizeof_sym_hist = sizeof_sym_hist;
-	notes->src->nr_histograms   = nevents;
+	notes->src->nr_histograms   = symbol_conf.nr_events;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&notes->src->source);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index d907252..efa5dc8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@
 
 int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 			     int evidx, u64 addr);
-int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym, int nevents);
+int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym);
 void symbol__annotate_zero_histograms(struct symbol *sym);
 
 int symbol__annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, size_t privsize);
@@ -99,8 +99,7 @@
 }
 #else
 int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
-			 int nr_events, void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg,
-			 int delay_secs);
+			 void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg, int delay_secs);
 #endif
 
 extern const char	*disassembler_style;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index bcd05d0..41424a1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2041,6 +2041,8 @@
 		lseek(fd, tmp, SEEK_SET);
 	}
 
+	symbol_conf.nr_events = nr_attrs;
+
 	if (f_header.event_types.size) {
 		lseek(fd, f_header.event_types.offset, SEEK_SET);
 		events = malloc(f_header.event_types.size);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index c86c1d2..6676d55 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@
 
 static inline int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *self __used,
 					   int evidx __used,
-					   int nr_events __used,
 					   void(*timer)(void *arg) __used,
 					   void *arg __used,
 					   int delay_secs __used)
@@ -130,7 +129,7 @@
 #define K_RIGHT -2
 #else
 #include "ui/keysyms.h"
-int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, int nr_events,
+int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx,
 			     void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg, int delay_secs);
 
 int perf_evlist__tui_browse_hists(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *help,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
index 29f8d74..123c2e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.h
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@
 
 struct symbol_conf {
 	unsigned short	priv_size;
+	unsigned short	nr_events;
 	bool		try_vmlinux_path,
 			use_modules,
 			sort_by_name,
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 0575905..295a9c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 }
 
 static int annotate_browser__run(struct annotate_browser *self, int evidx,
-				 int nr_events, void(*timer)(void *arg),
+				 void(*timer)(void *arg),
 				 void *arg, int delay_secs)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd = NULL;
@@ -328,8 +328,7 @@
 				notes = symbol__annotation(target);
 				pthread_mutex_lock(&notes->lock);
 
-				if (notes->src == NULL &&
-				    symbol__alloc_hist(target, nr_events) < 0) {
+				if (notes->src == NULL && symbol__alloc_hist(target) < 0) {
 					pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
 					ui__warning("Not enough memory for annotating '%s' symbol!\n",
 						    target->name);
@@ -337,7 +336,7 @@
 				}
 
 				pthread_mutex_unlock(&notes->lock);
-				symbol__tui_annotate(target, ms->map, evidx, nr_events,
+				symbol__tui_annotate(target, ms->map, evidx,
 						     timer, arg, delay_secs);
 			}
 			continue;
@@ -358,15 +357,15 @@
 	return key;
 }
 
-int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx, int nr_events,
+int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *he, int evidx,
 			     void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg, int delay_secs)
 {
-	return symbol__tui_annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, evidx, nr_events,
+	return symbol__tui_annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, evidx,
 				    timer, arg, delay_secs);
 }
 
 int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
-			 int nr_events, void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg,
+			 void(*timer)(void *arg), void *arg,
 			 int delay_secs)
 {
 	struct objdump_line *pos, *n;
@@ -419,8 +418,7 @@
 	browser.b.nr_entries = browser.nr_entries;
 	browser.b.entries = &notes->src->source,
 	browser.b.width += 18; /* Percentage */
-	ret = annotate_browser__run(&browser, evidx, nr_events,
-				    timer, arg, delay_secs);
+	ret = annotate_browser__run(&browser, evidx, timer, arg, delay_secs);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &notes->src->source, node) {
 		list_del(&pos->node);
 		objdump_line__free(pos);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index d0c94b4..1212a38 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@
 			 * Don't let this be freed, say, by hists__decay_entry.
 			 */
 			he->used = true;
-			err = hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evsel->idx, nr_events,
+			err = hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evsel->idx,
 						       timer, arg, delay_secs);
 			he->used = false;
 			ui_browser__update_nr_entries(&browser->b, browser->hists->nr_entries);