diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 81ce0af..b961946 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -1163,9 +1163,18 @@
 	struct rb_node *parent = NULL;
 	struct hist_entry *iter;
 
-	if (use_callchain)
+	if (use_callchain) {
+		if (callchain_param.mode == CHAIN_GRAPH_REL) {
+			u64 total = he->stat.period;
+
+			if (symbol_conf.cumulate_callchain)
+				total = he->stat_acc->period;
+
+			min_callchain_hits = total * (callchain_param.min_percent / 100);
+		}
 		callchain_param.sort(&he->sorted_chain, he->callchain,
 				      min_callchain_hits, &callchain_param);
+	}
 
 	while (*p != NULL) {
 		parent = *p;
@@ -1195,7 +1204,7 @@
 	else
 		use_callchain = symbol_conf.use_callchain;
 
-	min_callchain_hits = hists->stats.total_period * (callchain_param.min_percent / 100);
+	min_callchain_hits = hists__total_period(hists) * (callchain_param.min_percent / 100);
 
 	if (sort__need_collapse)
 		root = &hists->entries_collapsed;