diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 0ba5f07906fb8c85452bad6e9934761a2294b002..fb350343b1d72d3be7044f9edcfd7fe6f88cab6f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -768,7 +768,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	 * 0/1 means the user chose a mode.
 	 */
 	if (((branch_mode == -1 && has_br_stack) || branch_mode == 1) &&
-	    branch_call_mode == -1) {
+	    !branch_call_mode) {
 		sort__mode = SORT_MODE__BRANCH;
 		symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain = false;
 	}