diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index 0f4bcc0d140c59c4db4eb26da6c7f9b622903695..46f297a4e94b8516e9d3f8313d5996a90f3d865b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int
 		if (!show_title)
 			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", pcnt_width);
 		else
-			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*s", 7, "Percent");
+			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*s", 7, annotate_browser__opts.show_total_period ? "Period" : "Percent");
 	}
 	if (ab->have_cycles) {
 		if (dl->ipc)