diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
index ddb2c6fbdf919e8124ffb40eee47c801b43bd6c6..6ee6b36bbc763c7546ec2f81379b31b503c577dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ void perf_hpp_list__prepend_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
 
 void perf_hpp__column_unregister(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 {
-	list_del(&format->list);
+	list_del_init(&format->list);
 }
 
 void perf_hpp__cancel_cumulate(void)