diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 7812122..b2d128e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 	struct rb_root		rb_root; /* sorted tree of children */
 	unsigned int		val_nr;
 	u64			hit;
-	u64			cumul_hit; /* hit + hits of children */
+	u64			children_hit;
 };
 
 struct callchain_param;
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->val);
 }
 
+static inline u64 cumul_hits(struct callchain_node *node)
+{
+	return node->hit + node->children_hit;
+}
+
 int register_callchain_param(struct callchain_param *param);
 void append_chain(struct callchain_node *root, struct ip_callchain *chain,
 		  struct symbol **syms);