diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 645d580..593ff25 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (perf_session__add_hist_entry(session, &al, 1)) {
+	if (!al.filtered && perf_session__add_hist_entry(session, &al, 1)) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "problem incrementing symbol count, "
 				"skipping event\n");
 		return -1;