1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 6dd4bdae8a87..a6e2fdc7a04e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ static bool  force;
 static bool show_displacement;
 
 static int hists__add_entry(struct hists *self,
-                            struct addr_location *al, u64 count)
+                            struct addr_location *al, u64 period)
 {
-        if (__hists__add_entry(self, al, NULL, count) != NULL)
+        if (__hists__add_entry(self, al, NULL, period) != NULL)
                 return 0;
         return -ENOMEM;
 }
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static int diff__process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *sessi
         event__parse_sample(event, session->sample_type, &data);
 
         if (hists__add_entry(&session->hists, &al, data.period)) {
-                pr_warning("problem incrementing symbol count, skipping event\n");
+                pr_warning("problem incrementing symbol period, skipping event\n");
                 return -1;
         }