diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index f6720afa9f34..97ebd1d3646d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ void hists__collapse_resort(struct hists *hists, struct ui_progress *prog)
 	}
 }
 
-static int hist_entry__sort(struct hist_entry *a, struct hist_entry *b)
+static int64_t hist_entry__sort(struct hist_entry *a, struct hist_entry *b)
 {
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt;
 	int64_t cmp = 0;