diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 295a9c93f945963d224673244fee6c4d5ac552b8..76caae95df390de2503814ab8a3998c125219e6f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -69,14 +69,17 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *self, void *entry, int ro
 	if (!self->navkeypressed)
 		width += 1;
 
+	if (!ab->hide_src_code && ol->offset != -1)
+		if (!current_entry || (self->use_navkeypressed &&
+				       !self->navkeypressed))
+			ui_browser__set_color(self, HE_COLORSET_CODE);
+
 	if (!*ol->line)
 		slsmg_write_nstring(" ", width - 18);
 	else
 		slsmg_write_nstring(ol->line, width - 18);
 
-	if (!current_entry)
-		ui_browser__set_color(self, HE_COLORSET_CODE);
-	else
+	if (current_entry)
 		ab->selection = ol;
 }