diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index aaa6427a1224..dafba6e030ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int hist_iter__report_callback(struct hist_entry_iter *iter,
 	struct mem_info *mi;
 	struct branch_info *bi;
 
-	if (!ui__has_annotation() && !rep->symbol_ipc && !rep->data_type)
+	if (!ui__has_annotation() && !rep->symbol_ipc)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (sort__mode == SORT_MODE__BRANCH) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index ec79c120a7d2..7595c8fbc2c5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -908,6 +908,13 @@ int symbol__annotate(struct map_symbol *ms, struct evsel *evsel,
 
 	args.arch = arch;
 	args.ms = *ms;
+
+	if (notes->src == NULL) {
+		notes->src = annotated_source__new();
+		if (notes->src == NULL)
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	if (annotate_opts.full_addr)
 		notes->src->start = map__objdump_2mem(ms->map, ms->sym->start);
 	else