diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 9ece843..fdc3c90 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -976,9 +976,13 @@
 			he = hist_browser__selected_entry(browser);
 			if (he == NULL)
 				continue;
-
+			/*
+			 * Don't let this be freed, say, by hists__decay_entry.
+			 */
+			he->used = true;
 			hist_entry__tui_annotate(he, evsel->idx, nr_events,
 						 timer, arg, delay_secs);
+			he->used = false;
 			ui_browser__update_nr_entries(&browser->b, browser->hists->nr_entries);
 		} else if (choice == browse_map)
 			map__browse(browser->selection->map);