diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 30254eb63709..21e4416c7aa0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -333,7 +333,7 @@ sort__sym_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 	 * comparing symbol address alone is not enough since it's a
 	 * relative address within a dso.
 	 */
-	if (!hists__has(left->hists, dso) || hists__has(right->hists, dso)) {
+	if (!hists__has(left->hists, dso)) {
 		ret = sort__dso_cmp(left, right);
 		if (ret != 0)
 			return ret;