diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 8c17a8730e4a..15633d608133 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -256,10 +256,9 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
 			 int refresh)
 {
 	struct objdump_line *pos, *n;
-	struct annotation *notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
+	struct annotation *notes;
 	struct annotate_browser browser = {
 		.b = {
-			.entries = &notes->src->source,
 			.refresh = ui_browser__list_head_refresh,
 			.seek	 = ui_browser__list_head_seek,
 			.write	 = annotate_browser__write,
@@ -281,6 +280,8 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
 
 	ui_helpline__push("Press <- or ESC to exit");
 
+	notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
+
 	list_for_each_entry(pos, &notes->src->source, node) {
 		struct objdump_line_rb_node *rbpos;
 		size_t line_len = strlen(pos->line);
@@ -291,6 +292,7 @@ int symbol__tui_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map, int evidx,
 		rbpos->idx = browser.b.nr_entries++;
 	}
 
+	browser.b.entries = &notes->src->source,
 	browser.b.width += 18; /* Percentage */
 	ret = annotate_browser__run(&browser, evidx, refresh);
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &notes->src->source, node) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 798efdca3ead..5d767c622dfc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -851,7 +851,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 			goto out_free_stack;
 		case 'a':
 			if (browser->selection == NULL ||
-			    browser->selection->map == NULL ||
+			    browser->selection->sym == NULL ||
 			    browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned)
 				continue;
 			goto do_annotate;