diff --git a/tools/perf/util/newt.c b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
index 89c52fc9b22e36cb9f4d2c5388b6ced55921933d..06f248fde5cf89b7f3b4b2858261a9e5e500b4ad 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/newt.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/newt.c
@@ -753,7 +753,7 @@ int hist_entry__tui_annotate(struct hist_entry *self)
 
 	browser.width += 18; /* Percentage */
 	ui_browser__show(&browser, self->ms.sym->name);
-	ui_browser__run(&browser, &es);
+	ret = ui_browser__run(&browser, &es);
 	newtFormDestroy(browser.form);
 	newtPopWindow();
 	list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &head, node) {