struct addr_map_symbol *from_l = &left->branch_info->from;
        struct addr_map_symbol *from_r = &right->branch_info->from;
 
+       if (!left->branch_info || !right->branch_info)
+               return cmp_null(left->branch_info, right->branch_info);
+
+       from_l = &left->branch_info->from;
+       from_r = &right->branch_info->from;
+
        if (!from_l->sym && !from_r->sym)
                return _sort__addr_cmp(from_l->addr, from_r->addr);
 
 static int hist_entry__sym_from_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
                                         size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-       struct addr_map_symbol *from = &he->branch_info->from;
-       return _hist_entry__sym_snprintf(from->map, from->sym, from->addr,
-                                        he->level, bf, size, width);
+       if (he->branch_info) {
+               struct addr_map_symbol *from = &he->branch_info->from;
 
+               return _hist_entry__sym_snprintf(from->map, from->sym, from->addr,
+                                                he->level, bf, size, width);
+       }
+
+       return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, "N/A");
 }
 
 static int hist_entry__sym_to_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,