diff --git a/tools/perf/util/sort.c b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
index a36051b..39b1ab0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/sort.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/sort.c
@@ -526,30 +526,8 @@
 		if (sd->entry->se_collapse)
 			sort__need_collapse = 1;
 
-		if (list_empty(&hist_entry__sort_list)) {
-			if (!strcmp(sd->name, "pid"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_PID;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "comm"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_COMM;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "dso"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_DSO;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "symbol"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_SYM;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "parent"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_PARENT;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "cpu"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_CPU;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "symbol_from"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_SYM_FROM;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "symbol_to"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_SYM_TO;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "dso_from"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_DSO_FROM;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "dso_to"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_DSO_TO;
-			else if (!strcmp(sd->name, "mispredict"))
-				sort__first_dimension = SORT_MISPREDICT;
-		}
+		if (list_empty(&hist_entry__sort_list))
+			sort__first_dimension = i;
 
 		list_add_tail(&sd->entry->list, &hist_entry__sort_list);
 		sd->taken = 1;