diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index df9e06af89bf..81adcafbac8f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -70,10 +70,11 @@
 
 static volatile int done;
 
+#define HEADER_LINE_NR  5
+
 static void perf_top__update_print_entries(struct perf_top *top)
 {
-	if (top->print_entries > 9)
-		top->print_entries -= 9;
+	top->print_entries = top->winsize.ws_row - HEADER_LINE_NR;
 }
 
 static void perf_top__sig_winch(int sig __maybe_unused,
@@ -82,13 +83,6 @@ static void perf_top__sig_winch(int sig __maybe_unused,
 	struct perf_top *top = arg;
 
 	get_term_dimensions(&top->winsize);
-	if (!top->print_entries
-	    || (top->print_entries+4) > top->winsize.ws_row) {
-		top->print_entries = top->winsize.ws_row;
-	} else {
-		top->print_entries += 4;
-		top->winsize.ws_row = top->print_entries;
-	}
 	perf_top__update_print_entries(top);
 }
 
@@ -296,10 +290,10 @@ static void perf_top__print_sym_table(struct perf_top *top)
 				      top->hide_user_symbols,
 				      top->hide_kernel_symbols);
 	hists__output_recalc_col_len(&top->sym_evsel->hists,
-				     top->winsize.ws_row - 3);
+				     top->print_entries - printed);
 	putchar('\n');
 	hists__fprintf(&top->sym_evsel->hists, false,
-		       top->winsize.ws_row - 4 - printed, win_width, stdout);
+		       top->print_entries - printed, win_width, stdout);
 }
 
 static void prompt_integer(int *target, const char *msg)
@@ -477,7 +471,6 @@ static bool perf_top__handle_keypress(struct perf_top *top, int c)
 				perf_top__sig_winch(SIGWINCH, NULL, top);
 				sigaction(SIGWINCH, &act, NULL);
 			} else {
-				perf_top__sig_winch(SIGWINCH, NULL, top);
 				signal(SIGWINCH, SIG_DFL);
 			}
 			break;