diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 0615a63ae355..9a20c9efb84b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -127,8 +127,7 @@ static int perf_report__add_mem_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
 		goto out;
 
 	mx = he->mem_info;
-	err = symbol__inc_addr_samples(mx->daddr.sym, mx->daddr.map,
-				       evsel->idx, mx->daddr.al_addr);
+	err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&mx->daddr, evsel->idx);
 	if (err)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -190,15 +189,11 @@ static int perf_report__add_branch_hist_entry(struct perf_tool *tool,
 					1, 1, 0);
 		if (he) {
 			bx = he->branch_info;
-			err = symbol__inc_addr_samples(bx->from.sym,
-						       bx->from.map, evsel->idx,
-						       bx->from.al_addr);
+			err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->from, evsel->idx);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 
-			err = symbol__inc_addr_samples(bx->to.sym,
-						       bx->to.map, evsel->idx,
-						       bx->to.al_addr);
+			err = addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(&bx->to, evsel->idx);
 			if (err)
 				goto out;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
index 93614cd3948f..2812e7b78d0f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.c
@@ -503,6 +503,11 @@ int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 	return __symbol__inc_addr_samples(sym, map, notes, evidx, addr);
 }
 
+int addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(struct addr_map_symbol *ams, int evidx)
+{
+	return symbol__inc_addr_samples(ams->sym, ams->map, evidx, ams->al_addr);
+}
+
 static void disasm_line__init_ins(struct disasm_line *dl)
 {
 	dl->ins = ins__find(dl->name);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
index 834b7b57b788..8de10b1ef027 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/annotate.h
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ static inline struct annotation *symbol__annotation(struct symbol *sym)
 
 int symbol__inc_addr_samples(struct symbol *sym, struct map *map,
 			     int evidx, u64 addr);
+
+int addr_map_symbol__inc_samples(struct addr_map_symbol *ams, int evidx);
+
 int symbol__alloc_hist(struct symbol *sym);
 void symbol__annotate_zero_histograms(struct symbol *sym);