diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 394d05ec0014..87d40e3c4078 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ static int report__setup_sample_type(struct report *rep)
 		sample_type |= PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
 
 	if (!is_pipe && !(sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN)) {
-		if (sort__has_parent) {
+		if (perf_hpp_list.parent) {
 			ui__error("Selected --sort parent, but no "
 				    "callchain data. Did you call "
 				    "'perf record' without -g?\n");
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index aa248dcb4440..07fd30bc2f81 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -799,7 +799,7 @@ int sample__resolve_callchain(struct perf_sample *sample,
 		return 0;
 
 	if (symbol_conf.use_callchain || symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain ||
-	    sort__has_parent) {
+	    perf_hpp_list.parent) {
 		return thread__resolve_callchain(al->thread, cursor, evsel, sample,
 						 parent, al, max_stack);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index ec76e6bef916..57b09791c339 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -242,6 +242,7 @@ struct perf_hpp_list {
 	struct list_head sorts;
 
 	int need_collapse;
+	int parent;
 };
 
 extern struct perf_hpp_list perf_hpp_list;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 9d0913107dc7..8c7bf4dbd479 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -1652,7 +1652,7 @@ static int add_callchain_ip(struct thread *thread,
 	}
 
 	if (al.sym != NULL) {
-		if (sort__has_parent && !*parent &&
+		if (perf_hpp_list.parent && !*parent &&
 		    symbol__match_regex(al.sym, &parent_regex))
 			*parent = al.sym;
 		else if (have_ignore_callees && root_al &&
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index 64ace548dc88..75b33d387f50 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ const char	*sort_order;
 const char	*field_order;
 regex_t		ignore_callees_regex;
 int		have_ignore_callees = 0;
-int		sort__has_parent = 0;
 int		sort__has_sym = 0;
 int		sort__has_dso = 0;
 int		sort__has_socket = 0;
@@ -2244,7 +2243,7 @@ static int sort_dimension__add(struct perf_hpp_list *list, const char *tok,
 				pr_err("Invalid regex: %s\n%s", parent_pattern, err);
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
-			sort__has_parent = 1;
+			list->parent = 1;
 		} else if (sd->entry == &sort_sym) {
 			sort__has_sym = 1;
 			/*
@@ -2746,7 +2745,7 @@ int setup_sorting(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 void reset_output_field(void)
 {
 	perf_hpp_list.need_collapse = 0;
-	sort__has_parent = 0;
+	perf_hpp_list.parent = 0;
 	sort__has_sym = 0;
 	sort__has_dso = 0;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.h b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
index 2e1d27326954..0e44aea86800 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.h
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ extern const char default_sort_order[];
 extern regex_t ignore_callees_regex;
 extern int have_ignore_callees;
 extern int sort__has_dso;
-extern int sort__has_parent;
 extern int sort__has_sym;
 extern int sort__has_socket;
 extern int sort__has_thread;