diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
index 3fac30ed92f15..5cd6d7a047b9d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
@@ -2334,7 +2334,7 @@ static int perf_c2c__hists_browse(struct hists *hists)
 
 static void perf_c2c_display(struct perf_session *session)
 {
-	if (c2c.use_stdio)
+	if (use_browser == 0)
 		perf_c2c__hists_fprintf(stdout, session);
 	else
 		perf_c2c__hists_browse(&c2c.hists.hists);