diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
index 5c730ab553e9..c6c7e5189214 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
@@ -52,6 +52,15 @@ void ui_browser__write_nstring(struct ui_browser *browser __maybe_unused, const
 	slsmg_write_nstring(msg, width);
 }
 
+void ui_browser__printf(struct ui_browser *browser __maybe_unused, const char *fmt, ...)
+{
+	va_list args;
+
+	va_start(args, fmt);
+	slsmg_vprintf(fmt, args);
+	va_end(args);
+}
+
 static struct list_head *
 ui_browser__list_head_filter_entries(struct ui_browser *browser,
 				     struct list_head *pos)
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
index ba276c7ba26f..52be87125def 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ void ui_browser__reset_index(struct ui_browser *browser);
 void ui_browser__gotorc(struct ui_browser *browser, int y, int x);
 void ui_browser__write_nstring(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *msg,
 			       unsigned int width);
+void ui_browser__printf(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *fmt, ...);
 void ui_browser__write_graph(struct ui_browser *browser, int graph);
 void __ui_browser__line_arrow(struct ui_browser *browser, unsigned int column,
 			      u64 start, u64 end);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
index c14f8f9e0b6a..29739b347599 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/annotate.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "../../util/util.h"
 #include "../browser.h"
 #include "../helpline.h"
-#include "../libslang.h"
 #include "../ui.h"
 #include "../util.h"
 #include "../../util/annotate.h"
@@ -134,11 +133,13 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int
 				ui_browser__set_percent_color(browser,
 							bdl->samples[i].percent,
 							current_entry);
-				if (annotate_browser__opts.show_total_period)
-					slsmg_printf("%6" PRIu64 " ",
-						     bdl->samples[i].nr);
-				else
-					slsmg_printf("%6.2f ", bdl->samples[i].percent);
+				if (annotate_browser__opts.show_total_period) {
+					ui_browser__printf(browser, "%6" PRIu64 " ",
+							   bdl->samples[i].nr);
+				} else {
+					ui_browser__printf(browser, "%6.2f ",
+							   bdl->samples[i].percent);
+				}
 			}
 		} else {
 			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", 7 * ab->nr_events);
@@ -149,12 +150,12 @@ static void annotate_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int
 	}
 	if (ab->have_cycles) {
 		if (dl->ipc)
-			slsmg_printf("%*.2f ", IPC_WIDTH - 1, dl->ipc);
+			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*.2f ", IPC_WIDTH - 1, dl->ipc);
 		else
 			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", IPC_WIDTH);
 		if (dl->cycles)
-			slsmg_printf("%*" PRIu64 " ",
-				     CYCLES_WIDTH - 1, dl->cycles);
+			ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*" PRIu64 " ",
+					   CYCLES_WIDTH - 1, dl->cycles);
 		else
 			ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, " ", CYCLES_WIDTH);
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 9e94dc88621b..2de53d6e4df4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
-#include "../libslang.h"
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <linux/rbtree.h>
@@ -541,7 +540,7 @@ static void hist_browser__show_callchain_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 	ui_browser__set_color(&browser->b, color);
 	hist_browser__gotorc(browser, row, 0);
 	ui_browser__write_nstring(&browser->b, " ", offset);
-	slsmg_printf("%c", folded_sign);
+	ui_browser__printf(&browser->b, "%c", folded_sign);
 	ui_browser__write_graph(&browser->b, show_annotated ? SLSMG_RARROW_CHAR : ' ');
 	ui_browser__write_nstring(&browser->b, str, width);
 }
@@ -680,7 +679,7 @@ static int __hpp__slsmg_color_printf(struct perf_hpp *hpp, const char *fmt, ...)
 	ui_browser__set_percent_color(arg->b, percent, arg->current_entry);
 
 	ret = scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size, fmt, len, percent);
-	slsmg_printf("%s", hpp->buf);
+	ui_browser__printf(arg->b, "%s", hpp->buf);
 
 	advance_hpp(hpp, ret);
 	return ret;
@@ -713,10 +712,11 @@ hist_browser__hpp_color_##_type(struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt,		\
 				struct hist_entry *he)			\
 {									\
 	if (!symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain) {				\
+		struct hpp_arg *arg = hpp->ptr;				\
 		int len = fmt->user_len ?: fmt->len;			\
 		int ret = scnprintf(hpp->buf, hpp->size,		\
 				    "%*s", len, "N/A");			\
-		slsmg_printf("%s", hpp->buf);				\
+		ui_browser__printf(arg->b, "%s", hpp->buf);		\
 									\
 		return ret;						\
 	}								\
@@ -801,12 +801,12 @@ static int hist_browser__show_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 
 			if (first) {
 				if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
-					slsmg_printf("%c ", folded_sign);
+					ui_browser__printf(&browser->b, "%c ", folded_sign);
 					width -= 2;
 				}
 				first = false;
 			} else {
-				slsmg_printf("  ");
+				ui_browser__printf(&browser->b, "  ");
 				width -= 2;
 			}
 
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ static int hist_browser__show_entry(struct hist_browser *browser,
 				width -= fmt->color(fmt, &hpp, entry);
 			} else {
 				width -= fmt->entry(fmt, &hpp, entry);
-				slsmg_printf("%s", s);
+				ui_browser__printf(&browser->b, "%s", s);
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@ static void perf_evsel_menu__write(struct ui_browser *browser,
 	nr_events = convert_unit(nr_events, &unit);
 	printed = scnprintf(bf, sizeof(bf), "%lu%c%s%s", nr_events,
 			   unit, unit == ' ' ? "" : " ", ev_name);
-	slsmg_printf("%s", bf);
+	ui_browser__printf(browser, "%s", bf);
 
 	nr_events = hists->stats.nr_events[PERF_RECORD_LOST];
 	if (nr_events != 0) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
index fb1ae241f0de..8c154c7d4669 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/map.c
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-#include "../libslang.h"
 #include <elf.h>
 #include <inttypes.h>
 #include <sys/ttydefaults.h>
@@ -26,10 +25,10 @@ static void map_browser__write(struct ui_browser *browser, void *nd, int row)
 	int width;
 
 	ui_browser__set_percent_color(browser, 0, current_entry);
-	slsmg_printf("%*" PRIx64 " %*" PRIx64 " %c ",
-		     mb->addrlen, sym->start, mb->addrlen, sym->end,
-		     sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL ? 'g' :
-		     sym->binding == STB_LOCAL  ? 'l' : 'w');
+	ui_browser__printf(browser, "%*" PRIx64 " %*" PRIx64 " %c ",
+			   mb->addrlen, sym->start, mb->addrlen, sym->end,
+			   sym->binding == STB_GLOBAL ? 'g' :
+				sym->binding == STB_LOCAL  ? 'l' : 'w');
 	width = browser->width - ((mb->addrlen * 2) + 4);
 	if (width > 0)
 		ui_browser__write_nstring(browser, sym->name, width);
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/libslang.h b/tools/perf/ui/libslang.h
index 4d54b6450f5b..db816695ad97 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/libslang.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/libslang.h
@@ -14,12 +14,15 @@
 #if SLANG_VERSION < 20104
 #define slsmg_printf(msg, args...) \
 	SLsmg_printf((char *)(msg), ##args)
+#define slsmg_vprintf(msg, vargs) \
+	SLsmg_vprintf((char *)(msg), vargs)
 #define slsmg_write_nstring(msg, len) \
 	SLsmg_write_nstring((char *)(msg), len)
 #define sltt_set_color(obj, name, fg, bg) \
 	SLtt_set_color(obj,(char *)(name), (char *)(fg), (char *)(bg))
 #else
 #define slsmg_printf SLsmg_printf
+#define slsmg_vprintf SLsmg_vprintf
 #define slsmg_write_nstring SLsmg_write_nstring
 #define sltt_set_color SLtt_set_color
 #endif