diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 92fca2157e5ea5d9d3918b3aaf1bcf060d8b4411..56025d90622f22822fc3bb327a3c190c3749fedc 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -139,8 +139,10 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct report *rep = container_of(tool, struct report, tool);
 	struct addr_location al;
 	struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
-		.hide_unresolved = rep->hide_unresolved,
-		.add_entry_cb = hist_iter__report_callback,
+		.evsel 			= evsel,
+		.sample 		= sample,
+		.hide_unresolved 	= rep->hide_unresolved,
+		.add_entry_cb 		= hist_iter__report_callback,
 	};
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -168,8 +170,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (al.map != NULL)
 		al.map->dso->hit = 1;
 
-	ret = hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, evsel, sample, rep->max_stack,
-				   rep);
+	ret = hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, rep->max_stack, rep);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		pr_debug("problem adding hist entry, skipping event\n");
 out_put:
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index a19351728f0fdd202b289699c3a5c5bd40a511e1..6b987424d0152624332352698ceee868d9e15ac5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -775,7 +775,9 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	if (al.sym == NULL || !al.sym->ignore) {
 		struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
 		struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
-			.add_entry_cb = hist_iter__top_callback,
+			.evsel		= evsel,
+			.sample 	= sample,
+			.add_entry_cb 	= hist_iter__top_callback,
 		};
 
 		if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain)
@@ -785,8 +787,7 @@ static void perf_event__process_sample(struct perf_tool *tool,
 
 		pthread_mutex_lock(&hists->lock);
 
-		err = hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, evsel, sample,
-					   top->max_stack, top);
+		err = hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, top->max_stack, top);
 		if (err < 0)
 			pr_err("Problem incrementing symbol period, skipping event\n");
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
index 620f626e5b3517326d0550e6198f4384945a392d..7d82c8be5e360da5f89b1ff7b569a798c5a34fe0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_cumulate.c
@@ -87,6 +87,8 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 			},
 		};
 		struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
+			.evsel = evsel,
+			.sample	= &sample,
 			.hide_unresolved = false,
 		};
 
@@ -104,8 +106,8 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 						  &sample) < 0)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, evsel, &sample,
-					 PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH, NULL) < 0) {
+		if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
+					 NULL) < 0) {
 			addr_location__put(&al);
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index 82e1ee52e024559c16b443ebfc28f9cb5dbdb4cc..ce48775e6ada13886000013183908f3f6b63f26d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 				},
 			};
 			struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
+				.evsel = evsel,
+				.sample = &sample,
 				.ops = &hist_iter_normal,
 				.hide_unresolved = false,
 			};
@@ -81,7 +83,7 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 							  &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
-			if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, evsel, &sample,
+			if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al,
 						 PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH, NULL) < 0) {
 				addr_location__put(&al);
 				goto out;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
index fd7ec4f9aeb4abfedd2b508a135b7baa8c4a717c..adbebc852cc8b58886a2618f973815f9284b7b3b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_output.c
@@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 			},
 		};
 		struct hist_entry_iter iter = {
+			.evsel = evsel,
+			.sample = &sample,
 			.ops = &hist_iter_normal,
 			.hide_unresolved = false,
 		};
@@ -70,8 +72,8 @@ static int add_hist_entries(struct hists *hists, struct machine *machine)
 						  &sample) < 0)
 			goto out;
 
-		if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, evsel, &sample,
-					 PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH, NULL) < 0) {
+		if (hist_entry_iter__add(&iter, &al, PERF_MAX_STACK_DEPTH,
+					 NULL) < 0) {
 			addr_location__put(&al);
 			goto out;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 3387706798630278d7bf0627a5221ad3c3eed011..2504b5b1a308c8e456fdb4305fb66c14586d0411 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -851,19 +851,15 @@ const struct hist_iter_ops hist_iter_cumulative = {
 };
 
 int hist_entry_iter__add(struct hist_entry_iter *iter, struct addr_location *al,
-			 struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			 int max_stack_depth, void *arg)
 {
 	int err, err2;
 
-	err = sample__resolve_callchain(sample, &iter->parent, evsel, al,
-					max_stack_depth);
+	err = sample__resolve_callchain(iter->sample, &iter->parent,
+					iter->evsel, al, max_stack_depth);
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	iter->evsel = evsel;
-	iter->sample = sample;
-
 	err = iter->ops->prepare_entry(iter, al);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 9f31b89a527a2e8f9d02da1993cdff13709b84c1..5ed8d9c229814d9c6942ce3528898bbd9de1cb79 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -111,7 +111,6 @@ struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
 				      u64 weight, u64 transaction,
 				      bool sample_self);
 int hist_entry_iter__add(struct hist_entry_iter *iter, struct addr_location *al,
-			 struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample,
 			 int max_stack_depth, void *arg);
 
 int64_t hist_entry__cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right);