diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
index 7f7111d4b3ad..fb7d01f3961b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
@@ -918,8 +918,8 @@ percent_rmt_hitm_cmp(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt __maybe_unused,
 	double per_left;
 	double per_right;
 
-	per_left  = PERCENT(left, lcl_hitm);
-	per_right = PERCENT(right, lcl_hitm);
+	per_left  = PERCENT(left, rmt_hitm);
+	per_right = PERCENT(right, rmt_hitm);
 
 	return per_left - per_right;
 }