if (sd->entry->se_collapse)
                        sort__need_collapse = 1;
 
-               if (list_empty(&hist_entry__sort_list)) {
-                       if (!strcmp(sd->name, "pid"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_PID;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "comm"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_COMM;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "dso"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_DSO;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "symbol"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_SYM;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "parent"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_PARENT;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "cpu"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_CPU;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "symbol_from"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_SYM_FROM;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "symbol_to"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_SYM_TO;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "dso_from"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_DSO_FROM;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "dso_to"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_DSO_TO;
-                       else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "mispredict"))
-                               sort__first_dimension = SORT_MISPREDICT;
-               }
+               if (list_empty(&hist_entry__sort_list))
+                       sort__first_dimension = i;
 
                list_add_tail(&sd->entry->list, &hist_entry__sort_list);
                sd->taken = 1;