diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index cc849d32621101073c395aa64dec7e2086e07792..9b3f582867d62a575a12e2fd1a2be8b9ae7ab11e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@ static struct hist_entry *hierarchy_insert_entry(struct hists *hists,
 	new->fmt = fmt;
 
 	/* some fields are now passed to 'new' */
-	if (perf_hpp__is_trace_entry(fmt))
+	if (perf_hpp__is_trace_entry(fmt) || perf_hpp__is_dynamic_entry(fmt))
 		he->trace_output = NULL;
 	else
 		new->trace_output = NULL;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 2beb7a6360a405d3173c5dd0666e3c8a403de915..d26c6b9fe3484af3d66f74cdc50daa0e031bc36a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -1764,6 +1764,9 @@ static int __sort__hde_entry(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, struct perf_hpp *hpp,
 	if (hde->raw_trace)
 		goto raw_field;
 
+	if (!he->trace_output)
+		he->trace_output = get_trace_output(he);
+
 	field = hde->field;
 	namelen = strlen(field->name);
 	str = he->trace_output;