diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 6163cc3ace27..319c3d6c0375 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -3064,15 +3064,15 @@ static int evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events, const char *h
 		browser->min_pcnt = min_pcnt;
 	hist_browser__update_nr_entries(browser);
 
+	memset(options, 0, sizeof(options));
+	memset(actions, 0, sizeof(actions));
+
 	browser->pstack = pstack__new(3);
 	if (browser->pstack == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
 	ui_helpline__push(helpline);
 
-	memset(options, 0, sizeof(options));
-	memset(actions, 0, sizeof(actions));
-
 	if (symbol_conf.col_width_list_str)
 		perf_hpp__set_user_width(symbol_conf.col_width_list_str);