diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
index a1b140cf75ac22c3f7c63c529de967f7a5c9478e..973ff74e36402b2335e96c5fc75375e92fb017c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
@@ -593,6 +593,13 @@ unsigned int ui_browser__argv_refresh(struct ui_browser *browser)
 	return row;
 }
 
+void ui_browser__write_graph(struct ui_browser *browser __used, int graph)
+{
+	SLsmg_set_char_set(1);
+	SLsmg_write_char(graph);
+	SLsmg_set_char_set(0);
+}
+
 void ui_browser__init(void)
 {
 	int i = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
index 2550277db9f9312e4e0181c840671bbc3ef4a680..ce20975419d2a8514cbb59abef3fe4f11b146acf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ void ui_browser__refresh_dimensions(struct ui_browser *self);
 void ui_browser__reset_index(struct ui_browser *self);
 
 void ui_browser__gotorc(struct ui_browser *self, int y, int x);
+void ui_browser__write_graph(struct ui_browser *browser, int graph);
 void __ui_browser__show_title(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title);
 void ui_browser__show_title(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title);
 int ui_browser__show(struct ui_browser *self, const char *title,
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 38f4c6f821c28a175ef211fcb2fedd0cf627bc63..c3fc6f39f9015570f98f32764b13c3297c33c718 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -71,9 +71,7 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *self, void *entry, int ro
 		slsmg_write_nstring(" ", 9);
 	}
 
-	SLsmg_set_char_set(1);
-	SLsmg_write_char(SLSMG_VLINE_CHAR);
-	SLsmg_set_char_set(0);
+	ui_browser__write_graph(self, SLSMG_VLINE_CHAR);
 	SLsmg_write_char(' ');
 
 	/* The scroll bar isn't being used */
@@ -116,10 +114,8 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *self, void *entry, int ro
 			if (ins__is_jump(dl->ins)) {
 				bool fwd = dl->ops.target > (u64)dl->offset;
 
-				SLsmg_set_char_set(1);
-				SLsmg_write_char(fwd ? SLSMG_DARROW_CHAR :
-						       SLSMG_UARROW_CHAR);
-				SLsmg_set_char_set(0);
+				ui_browser__write_graph(self, fwd ? SLSMG_DARROW_CHAR :
+								    SLSMG_UARROW_CHAR);
 				SLsmg_write_char(' ');
 			} else {
 				slsmg_write_nstring(" ", 2);
@@ -131,9 +127,7 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *self, void *entry, int ro
 			if (strcmp(dl->name, "retq")) {
 				slsmg_write_nstring(" ", 2);
 			} else {
-				SLsmg_set_char_set(1);
-				SLsmg_write_char(SLSMG_LARROW_CHAR);
-				SLsmg_set_char_set(0);
+				ui_browser__write_graph(self, SLSMG_LARROW_CHAR);
 				SLsmg_write_char(' ');
 			}