diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 57047c0a247c..fc4ff2a96616 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -404,6 +404,12 @@ sort__sym_from_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 	struct addr_map_symbol *from_l = &left->branch_info->from;
 	struct addr_map_symbol *from_r = &right->branch_info->from;
 
+	if (!left->branch_info || !right->branch_info)
+		return cmp_null(left->branch_info, right->branch_info);
+
+	from_l = &left->branch_info->from;
+	from_r = &right->branch_info->from;
+
 	if (!from_l->sym && !from_r->sym)
 		return _sort__addr_cmp(from_l->addr, from_r->addr);
 
@@ -430,10 +436,14 @@ sort__sym_to_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 static int hist_entry__sym_from_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 					 size_t size, unsigned int width)
 {
-	struct addr_map_symbol *from = &he->branch_info->from;
-	return _hist_entry__sym_snprintf(from->map, from->sym, from->addr,
-					 he->level, bf, size, width);
+	if (he->branch_info) {
+		struct addr_map_symbol *from = &he->branch_info->from;
 
+		return _hist_entry__sym_snprintf(from->map, from->sym, from->addr,
+						 he->level, bf, size, width);
+	}
+
+	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, "N/A");
 }
 
 static int hist_entry__sym_to_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,