diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 2eb272d..df9e06a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@
 				return;
 		}
 
-		if (top->sort_has_symbols)
+		if (sort__has_sym)
 			perf_top__record_precise_ip(top, he, evsel->idx, ip);
 	}
 
@@ -912,9 +912,9 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int perf_top__setup_sample_type(struct perf_top *top)
+static int perf_top__setup_sample_type(struct perf_top *top __maybe_unused)
 {
-	if (!top->sort_has_symbols) {
+	if (!sort__has_sym) {
 		if (symbol_conf.use_callchain) {
 			ui__error("Selected -g but \"sym\" not present in --sort/-s.");
 			return -EINVAL;
@@ -1202,12 +1202,6 @@
 
 	sort__setup_elide(stdout);
 
-	/*
-	 * Avoid annotation data structures overhead when symbols aren't on the
-	 * sort list.
-	 */
-	top.sort_has_symbols = sort_sym.list.next != NULL;
-
 	get_term_dimensions(&top.winsize);
 	if (top.print_entries == 0) {
 		struct sigaction act = {