diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 9bcdb57076b8..0c68af83e7dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -471,11 +471,13 @@ struct sort_entry sort_sym_to = {
 static int64_t
 sort__mispredict_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 {
-	const unsigned char mp = left->branch_info->flags.mispred !=
-					right->branch_info->flags.mispred;
-	const unsigned char p = left->branch_info->flags.predicted !=
-					right->branch_info->flags.predicted;
+	unsigned char mp, p;
 
+	if (!left->branch_info || !right->branch_info)
+		return cmp_null(left->branch_info, right->branch_info);
+
+	mp = left->branch_info->flags.mispred != right->branch_info->flags.mispred;
+	p  = left->branch_info->flags.predicted != right->branch_info->flags.predicted;
 	return mp || p;
 }
 
@@ -483,10 +485,12 @@ static int hist_entry__mispredict_snprintf(struct hist_entry *he, char *bf,
 				    size_t size, unsigned int width){
 	static const char *out = "N/A";
 
-	if (he->branch_info->flags.predicted)
-		out = "N";
-	else if (he->branch_info->flags.mispred)
-		out = "Y";
+	if (he->branch_info) {
+		if (he->branch_info->flags.predicted)
+			out = "N";
+		else if (he->branch_info->flags.mispred)
+			out = "Y";
+	}
 
 	return repsep_snprintf(bf, size, "%-*.*s", width, width, out);
 }