1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 98c5627f327b..a8e67aa9ef49 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -336,5 +336,7 @@ __append_chain(struct callchain_node *root, struct ip_callchain *chain,
 void append_chain(struct callchain_node *root, struct ip_callchain *chain,
                   struct symbol **syms)
 {
+        if (!chain->nr)
+                return;
         __append_chain_children(root, chain, syms, 0);
 }