1 files changed, 7 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index af12e6f10792..4663dcb2a19b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -882,6 +882,13 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
                          */
                         goto out_free_stack;
                 case 'a':
+                        if (!browser->has_symbols) {
+                                ui__warning(
+                        "Annotation is only available for symbolic views, "
+                        "include \"sym\" in --sort to use it.");
+                                continue;
+                        }
+
                         if (browser->selection == NULL ||
                             browser->selection->sym == NULL ||
                             browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned)