diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index b02992efb513..a69f027368ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1600,18 +1600,18 @@ static void hists__hierarchy_output_resort(struct hists *hists,
 		if (prog)
 			ui_progress__update(prog, 1);
 
+		hists->nr_entries++;
+		if (!he->filtered) {
+			hists->nr_non_filtered_entries++;
+			hists__calc_col_len(hists, he);
+		}
+
 		if (!he->leaf) {
 			hists__hierarchy_output_resort(hists, prog,
 						       &he->hroot_in,
 						       &he->hroot_out,
 						       min_callchain_hits,
 						       use_callchain);
-			hists->nr_entries++;
-			if (!he->filtered) {
-				hists->nr_non_filtered_entries++;
-				hists__calc_col_len(hists, he);
-			}
-
 			continue;
 		}