hists__collapse_resort_threaded(&top.sym_evsel->hists);
        hists__output_resort_threaded(&top.sym_evsel->hists);
-       hists__decay_entries_threaded(&top.sym_evsel->hists);
+       hists__decay_entries_threaded(&top.sym_evsel->hists,
+                                     top.hide_user_symbols,
+                                     top.hide_kernel_symbols);
        hists__output_recalc_col_len(&top.sym_evsel->hists, winsize.ws_row - 3);
        putchar('\n');
        hists__fprintf(&top.sym_evsel->hists, NULL, false, false,
 
        hists__collapse_resort_threaded(&t->sym_evsel->hists);
        hists__output_resort_threaded(&t->sym_evsel->hists);
-       hists__decay_entries_threaded(&t->sym_evsel->hists);
+       hists__decay_entries_threaded(&t->sym_evsel->hists,
+                                     top.hide_user_symbols,
+                                     top.hide_kernel_symbols);
        hists__output_recalc_col_len(&t->sym_evsel->hists, winsize.ws_row - 3);
 }
 
 
        return he->period == 0;
 }
 
-static void __hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool threaded)
+static void __hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user,
+                                  bool zap_kernel, bool threaded)
 {
        struct rb_node *next = rb_first(&hists->entries);
        struct hist_entry *n;
                 * case some it gets new samples, we'll eventually free it when
                 * the user stops browsing and it agains gets fully decayed.
                 */
-               if (hists__decay_entry(hists, n) && !n->used) {
+               if (((zap_user && n->level == '.') ||
+                    (zap_kernel && n->level != '.') ||
+                    hists__decay_entry(hists, n)) &&
+                   !n->used) {
                        rb_erase(&n->rb_node, &hists->entries);
 
                        if (sort__need_collapse || threaded)
        }
 }
 
-void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists)
+void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user, bool zap_kernel)
 {
-       return __hists__decay_entries(hists, false);
+       return __hists__decay_entries(hists, zap_user, zap_kernel, false);
 }
 
-void hists__decay_entries_threaded(struct hists *hists)
+void hists__decay_entries_threaded(struct hists *hists,
+                                  bool zap_user, bool zap_kernel)
 {
-       return __hists__decay_entries(hists, true);
+       return __hists__decay_entries(hists, zap_user, zap_kernel, true);
 }
 
 /*
 
 void hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *self);
 void hists__collapse_resort_threaded(struct hists *hists);
 
-void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists);
-void hists__decay_entries_threaded(struct hists *hists);
+void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user, bool zap_kernel);
+void hists__decay_entries_threaded(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user,
+                                  bool zap_kernel);
 void hists__output_recalc_col_len(struct hists *hists, int max_rows);
 
 void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *self, u32 type);