diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 8776b1cb29b73..3bec8de898808 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2465,7 +2465,8 @@ add_annotate_opt(struct hist_browser *browser __maybe_unused,
 		 struct popup_action *act, char **optstr,
 		 struct map_symbol *ms)
 {
-	if (ms->sym == NULL || ms->map->dso->annotate_warned)
+	if (ms->sym == NULL || ms->map->dso->annotate_warned ||
+	    symbol__annotation(ms->sym)->src == NULL)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (asprintf(optstr, "Annotate %s", ms->sym->name) < 0)
@@ -3031,6 +3032,14 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 			    browser->selection->map->dso->annotate_warned)
 				continue;
 
+			if (symbol__annotation(browser->selection->sym)->src == NULL) {
+				ui_browser__warning(&browser->b, delay_secs * 2,
+						    "No samples for the \"%s\" symbol.\n\n"
+						    "Probably appeared just in a callchain",
+						    browser->selection->sym->name);
+				continue;
+			}
+
 			actions->ms.map = browser->selection->map;
 			actions->ms.sym = browser->selection->sym;
 			do_annotate(browser, actions);