diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index b9e0fcac4d71e..3da59a87ec7c4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -730,7 +730,7 @@ int cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	has_br_stack = perf_header__has_feat(&session->header,
 					     HEADER_BRANCH_STACK);
 
-	if (branch_mode == -1 && has_br_stack) {
+	if ((branch_mode == -1 && has_br_stack) || branch_mode == 1) {
 		sort__mode = SORT_MODE__BRANCH;
 		symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain = false;
 	}