diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 0568536ecf67..fe4430aed635 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -610,6 +610,7 @@ static int hist_browser__show_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 	char folded_sign = ' ';
 	bool current_entry = ui_browser__is_current_entry(&browser->b, row);
 	off_t row_offset = entry->row_offset;
+	bool first = true;
 
 	if (current_entry) {
 		browser->he_selection = entry;
@@ -633,10 +634,11 @@ static int hist_browser__show_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 			if (!perf_hpp__format[i].cond)
 				continue;
 
-			if (i) {
+			if (!first) {
 				slsmg_printf("  ");
 				width -= 2;
 			}
+			first = false;
 
 			if (perf_hpp__format[i].color) {
 				hpp.ptr = &percent;