diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 6f8be9ead43b..719b36d4eed5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -232,11 +232,11 @@ static bool has_annotation(struct perf_annotate *ann)
 	return ui__has_annotation() || ann->use_stdio2;
 }
 
-static int evsel__add_sample(struct evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample,
-			     struct addr_location *al, struct perf_annotate *ann,
-			     struct machine *machine)
+static int add_sample(struct perf_sample *sample,
+		      struct addr_location *al, struct perf_annotate *ann,
+		      struct machine *machine)
 {
-	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(evsel);
+	struct hists *hists = evsel__hists(sample->evsel);
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ static int process_sample_event(const struct perf_tool *tool,
 		goto out_put;
 
 	if (!al.filtered &&
-	    evsel__add_sample(sample->evsel, sample, &al, ann, machine)) {
+	    add_sample(sample, &al, ann, machine)) {
 		pr_warning("problem incrementing symbol count, "
 			   "skipping event\n");
 		ret = -1;