diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 865191281591a..4cbd3dd14a335 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@
 #include "sane_ctype.h"
 
 static volatile int done;
+static volatile int resize;
 
 #define HEADER_LINE_NR  5
 
@@ -86,10 +87,13 @@ static void perf_top__update_print_entries(struct perf_top *top)
 }
 
 static void perf_top__sig_winch(int sig __maybe_unused,
-				siginfo_t *info __maybe_unused, void *arg)
+				siginfo_t *info __maybe_unused, void *arg __maybe_unused)
 {
-	struct perf_top *top = arg;
+	resize = 1;
+}
 
+static void perf_top__resize(struct perf_top *top)
+{
 	get_term_dimensions(&top->winsize);
 	perf_top__update_print_entries(top);
 }
@@ -480,7 +484,7 @@ static bool perf_top__handle_keypress(struct perf_top *top, int c)
 					.sa_sigaction = perf_top__sig_winch,
 					.sa_flags     = SA_SIGINFO,
 				};
-				perf_top__sig_winch(SIGWINCH, NULL, top);
+				perf_top__resize(top);
 				sigaction(SIGWINCH, &act, NULL);
 			} else {
 				signal(SIGWINCH, SIG_DFL);
@@ -1035,6 +1039,11 @@ static int __cmd_top(struct perf_top *top)
 
 		if (hits == top->samples)
 			ret = perf_evlist__poll(top->evlist, 100);
+
+		if (resize) {
+			perf_top__resize(top);
+			resize = 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	ret = 0;