if (!he)
                return -ENOMEM;
 
-       err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-       if (err)
-               goto out;
+       if (ui__has_annotation()) {
+               err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
+               if (err)
+                       goto out;
 
-       mx = he->mem_info;
-       err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&mx->daddr, evsel->idx);
-       if (err)
-               goto out;
+               mx = he->mem_info;
+               err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&mx->daddr, evsel->idx);
+               if (err)
+                       goto out;
+       }
 
        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += cost;
        hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
                he = __hists__add_entry(&evsel->hists, al, parent, &bi[i], NULL,
                                        1, 1, 0);
                if (he) {
-                       bx = he->branch_info;
-                       err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->from, evsel->idx);
-                       if (err)
-                               goto out;
-
-                       err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->to, evsel->idx);
-                       if (err)
-                               goto out;
+                       if (ui__has_annotation()) {
+                               bx = he->branch_info;
+                               err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->from,
+                                                                  evsel->idx);
+                               if (err)
+                                       goto out;
+
+                               err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->to,
+                                                                  evsel->idx);
+                               if (err)
+                                       goto out;
+                       }
 
                        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += 1;
                        hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
        if (err)
                goto out;
 
-       err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
+       if (ui__has_annotation())
+               err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
+
        evsel->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
        hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
 out:
 
 {
        struct annotation *notes;
        struct symbol *sym;
-       int err;
+       int err = 0;
 
        if (he == NULL || he->ms.sym == NULL ||
            ((top->sym_filter_entry == NULL ||
                return;
 
        ip = he->ms.map->map_ip(he->ms.map, ip);
-       err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, counter, ip);
+
+       if (ui__has_annotation())
+               err = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, counter, ip);
 
        pthread_mutex_unlock(¬es->lock);
 
 
  */
 
 #include "util.h"
+#include "ui/ui.h"
+#include "sort.h"
 #include "build-id.h"
 #include "color.h"
 #include "cache.h"
 {
        struct annotation *notes;
 
-       if (sym == NULL || use_browser != 1 || !sort__has_sym)
+       if (sym == NULL)
                return 0;
 
        notes = symbol__annotation(sym);
 {
        return symbol__annotate(he->ms.sym, he->ms.map, privsize);
 }
+
+bool ui__has_annotation(void)
+{
+       return use_browser == 1 && sort__has_sym;
+}
 
 void symbol__annotate_decay_histogram(struct symbol *sym, int evidx);
 void disasm__purge(struct list_head *head);
 
+bool ui__has_annotation(void);
+
 int symbol__tty_annotate(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
                         struct perf_evsel *evsel, bool print_lines,
                         bool full_paths, int min_pcnt, int max_lines);