diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 7a80c7362a037b90e5da9f996bc34947c2c7db85..60e915f392a66071a67c2f54e14d600bed96d516 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -82,16 +82,12 @@ static int call__parse(struct ins_operands *ops)
 	return ops->target.name == NULL ? -1 : 0;
 
 indirect_call:
-	tok = strchr(endptr, '(');
-	if (tok != NULL) {
+	tok = strchr(endptr, '*');
+	if (tok == NULL) {
 		ops->target.addr = 0;
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	tok = strchr(endptr, '*');
-	if (tok == NULL)
-		return -1;
-
 	ops->target.addr = strtoull(tok + 1, NULL, 16);
 	return 0;
 }