diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index e08b8f7..13d4143 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -2029,7 +2029,7 @@
 	fp = fopen(filename, "w");
 	if (fp == NULL) {
 		char bf[64];
-		const char *err = strerror_r(errno, bf, sizeof(bf));
+		const char *err = str_error_r(errno, bf, sizeof(bf));
 		ui_helpline__fpush("Couldn't write to %s: %s", filename, err);
 		return -1;
 	}