1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index a5969fa64503..e7417fe97a97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -326,7 +326,10 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                     "Show event group information together"),
         OPT_END()
         };
-        int ret;
+        int ret = hists__init();
+
+        if (ret < 0)
+                return ret;
 
         argc = parse_options(argc, argv, options, annotate_usage, 0);