diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 82241fe54e4b..9bcdb57076b8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -1021,6 +1021,9 @@ struct sort_entry sort_abort = {
 static int64_t
 sort__in_tx_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 {
+	if (!left->branch_info || !right->branch_info)
+		return cmp_null(left->branch_info, right->branch_info);
+
 	return left->branch_info->flags.in_tx !=
 		right->branch_info->flags.in_tx;
 }
@@ -1028,10 +1031,14 @@ sort__in_tx_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 static int hist_entry__in_tx_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				    size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	static const char *out = ".";
+	static const char *out = "N/A";
 
-	if (he->branch_info->flags.in_tx)
-		out = "T";
+	if (he->branch_info) {
+		if (he->branch_info->flags.in_tx)
+			out = "T";
+		else
+			out = ".";
+	}
 
 	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*s", width, out);
 }