diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index a81b298b79f98bfe988973bb980ac4d1a2ba9640..9d744358ca78e10dcaf2145a040d9a330cc7dfdc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2042,25 +2042,30 @@ static int hist_browser__dump(struct hist_browser *browser)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void hist_browser__init(struct hist_browser *browser,
+			struct hists *hists)
+{
+	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
+
+	browser->hists			= hists;
+	browser->b.refresh		= hist_browser__refresh;
+	browser->b.refresh_dimensions	= hist_browser__refresh_dimensions;
+	browser->b.seek			= ui_browser__hists_seek;
+	browser->b.use_navkeypressed	= true;
+	browser->show_headers		= symbol_conf.show_hist_headers;
+
+	hists__for_each_format(hists, fmt) {
+		perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
+		++browser->b.columns;
+	}
+}
+
 struct hist_browser *hist_browser__new(struct hists *hists)
 {
 	struct hist_browser *browser = zalloc(sizeof(*browser));
 
-	if (browser) {
-		struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
-
-		browser->hists = hists;
-		browser->b.refresh = hist_browser__refresh;
-		browser->b.refresh_dimensions = hist_browser__refresh_dimensions;
-		browser->b.seek = ui_browser__hists_seek;
-		browser->b.use_navkeypressed = true;
-		browser->show_headers = symbol_conf.show_hist_headers;
-
-		hists__for_each_format(hists, fmt) {
-			perf_hpp__reset_width(fmt, hists);
-			++browser->b.columns;
-		}
-	}
+	if (browser)
+		hist_browser__init(browser, hists);
 
 	return browser;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.h b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.h
index ec55a511d9109e22c8491b31856210e2f319a2c6..39bd0f28f211378f1f305f82d4ac7ce93a03973e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.h
@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ struct hist_browser {
 struct hist_browser *hist_browser__new(struct hists *hists);
 void hist_browser__delete(struct hist_browser *browser);
 int hist_browser__run(struct hist_browser *browser, const char *help);
+void hist_browser__init(struct hist_browser *browser,
+			struct hists *hists);
 #endif /* _PERF_UI_BROWSER_HISTS_H_ */