1 files changed, 8 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 61d871849b44..0b18cb99a858 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -693,13 +693,16 @@ hist_entry__fprintf(FILE *fp, struct hist_entry *self, uint64_t total_samples)
                 char *color = PERF_COLOR_NORMAL;
 
                 /*
-                 * We color high-overhead entries in red, low-overhead
-                 * entries in green - and keep the middle ground normal:
+                 * We color high-overhead entries in red, mid-overhead
+                 * entries in green - and keep the low overhead places
+                 * normal:
                  */
-                if (percent >= 5.0)
+                if (percent >= 5.0) {
                         color = PERF_COLOR_RED;
-                if (percent < 0.5)
-                        color = PERF_COLOR_GREEN;
+                } else {
+                        if (percent >= 0.5)
+                                color = PERF_COLOR_GREEN;
+                }
 
                 ret = color_fprintf(fp, color, "   %6.2f%%",
                                 (self->count * 100.0) / total_samples);