diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 1ee8f1e40f18528db9cb2d766fd572f36736f426..16da30d8d765a30b3fa6d328ab43c4d150dafa9e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -177,7 +177,9 @@ static int hist_entry__sym_snprintf(struct hist_entry *self, char *bf,
 				       BITS_PER_LONG / 4, self->ip, o);
 	}
 
-	ret += repsep_snprintf(bf + ret, size - ret, "[%c] ", self->level);
+	if (!sort_dso.elide)
+		ret += repsep_snprintf(bf + ret, size - ret, "[%c] ", self->level);
+
 	if (self->ms.sym)
 		ret += repsep_snprintf(bf + ret, size - ret, "%s",
 				       self->ms.sym->name);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 9e23bce98827d9f5768b4237847eba44e5a5586a..a06e7d936ec12ea956dc4aee3aa9e1d8bda6cf0d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1007,12 +1007,14 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 zoom_out_dso:
 				ui_helpline__pop();
 				browser->hists->dso_filter = NULL;
+				sort_dso.elide = false;
 			} else {
 				if (dso == NULL)
 					continue;
 				ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press <- or -> + \"Zoom out of %s DSO\"",
 						   dso->kernel ? "the Kernel" : dso->short_name);
 				browser->hists->dso_filter = dso;
+				sort_dso.elide = true;
 				pstack__push(fstack, &browser->hists->dso_filter);
 			}
 			hists__filter_by_dso(self);
@@ -1024,11 +1026,13 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 zoom_out_thread:
 				ui_helpline__pop();
 				browser->hists->thread_filter = NULL;
+				sort_thread.elide = false;
 			} else {
 				ui_helpline__fpush("To zoom out press <- or -> + \"Zoom out of %s(%d) thread\"",
 						   thread->comm_set ? thread->comm : "",
 						   thread->pid);
 				browser->hists->thread_filter = thread;
+				sort_thread.elide = true;
 				pstack__push(fstack, &browser->hists->thread_filter);
 			}
 			hists__filter_by_thread(self);