diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 0c68af83e7dd..57047c0a247c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -413,8 +413,13 @@ sort__sym_from_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 static int64_t
 sort__sym_to_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 {
-	struct addr_map_symbol *to_l = &left->branch_info->to;
-	struct addr_map_symbol *to_r = &right->branch_info->to;
+	struct addr_map_symbol *to_l, *to_r;
+
+	if (!left->branch_info || !right->branch_info)
+		return cmp_null(left->branch_info, right->branch_info);
+
+	to_l = &left->branch_info->to;
+	to_r = &right->branch_info->to;
 
 	if (!to_l->sym && !to_r->sym)
 		return _sort__addr_cmp(to_l->addr, to_r->addr);
@@ -434,10 +439,14 @@ static int hist_entry__sym_from_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 static int hist_entry__sym_to_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				       size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	struct addr_map_symbol *to = &he->branch_info->to;
-	return _hist_entry__sym_snprintf(to->map, to->sym, to->addr,
-					 he->level, bf, size, width);
+	if (he->branch_info) {
+		struct addr_map_symbol *to = &he->branch_info->to;
 
+		return _hist_entry__sym_snprintf(to->map, to->sym, to->addr,
+						 he->level, bf, size, width);
+	}
+
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, "N/A");
 }
 
 struct sort_entry sort_dso_from = {