diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 6882b1714499..1821c81892df 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ 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;