diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 811d68fa6770..df978c996b6c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -2963,9 +2963,10 @@ int __hists__scnprintf_title(struct hists *hists, char *bf, size_t size, bool sh
 			   ev_name, sample_freq_str, enable_ref ? ref : " ", nr_events);
 
 
-	if (hists->uid_filter_str)
-		printed += snprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
-				    ", UID: %s", hists->uid_filter_str);
+	if (hists->uid_filter_str) {
+		printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,
+				     ", UID: %s", hists->uid_filter_str);
+	}
 	if (thread) {
 		if (hists__has(hists, thread)) {
 			printed += scnprintf(bf + printed, size - printed,