diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index e11e68ecf0a2a..2b5cc8e4aa6eb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -657,12 +657,7 @@ static char *hist_entry__get_srcfile(struct hist_entry *e)
 static int64_t
 sort__srcfile_cmp(struct hist_entry *left, struct hist_entry *right)
 {
-	if (!left->srcfile)
-		left->srcfile = hist_entry__get_srcfile(left);
-	if (!right->srcfile)
-		right->srcfile = hist_entry__get_srcfile(right);
-
-	return strcmp(right->srcfile, left->srcfile);
+	return sort__srcline_cmp(left, right);
 }
 
 static int64_t