2 files changed, 8 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 40c9acd41cad..60ced707bd6b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ char		default_parent_pattern[] = "^sys_|^do_page_fault";
 char            *parent_pattern = default_parent_pattern;
 char            default_sort_order[] = "comm,dso,symbol";
 char            *sort_order = default_sort_order;
-int sort__need_collapse = 0;
-int sort__has_parent = 0;
+int             sort__need_collapse = 0;
+int             sort__has_parent = 0;
+int             sort_by_sym_first;
 
 unsigned int dsos__col_width;
 unsigned int comms__col_width;
@@ -265,6 +266,10 @@ int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
                         sort__has_parent = 1;
                 }
 
+                if (list_empty(&hist_entry__sort_list) &&
+                    !strcmp(sd->name, "symbol"))
+                        sort_by_sym_first = true;
+
                 list_add_tail(&sd->entry->list, &hist_entry__sort_list);
                 sd->taken = 1;
 
@@ -273,4 +278,3 @@ int sort_dimension__add(const char *tok)
 
         return -ESRCH;
 }
-
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index 13806d782af6..24c2b709f0d3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ extern struct sort_entry sort_parent;
 extern unsigned int dsos__col_width;
 extern unsigned int comms__col_width;
 extern unsigned int threads__col_width;
+extern int sort_by_sym_first;
 
 struct hist_entry {
         struct rb_node          rb_node;