diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 6f4605b5beb55bcaee42053f2a7b4819cab10a9d..a7d73e503b1b79f0777a05892e66ce0c2fe80ad1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ static int hist_entry__srcline_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 	if (!he->srcline)
 		he->srcline = hist_entry__get_srcline(he);
 
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, he->srcline);
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-.*s", width, he->srcline);
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_srcline = {
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static int hist_entry__srcfile_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 	if (!he->srcfile)
 		he->srcfile = hist_entry__get_srcfile(he);
 
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, he->srcfile);
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-.*s", width, he->srcfile);
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_srcfile = {
@@ -496,11 +496,11 @@ static int hist_entry__trace_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 
 	evsel = hists_to_evsel(he->hists);
 	if (evsel->attr.type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)
-		return scnprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, "N/A");
+		return scnprintf(bf, size, "%-.*s", width, "N/A");
 
 	if (he->trace_output == NULL)
 		he->trace_output = get_trace_output(he);
-	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, he->trace_output);
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-.*s", width, he->trace_output);
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_trace = {