diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index d30d2c2..bf52461 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	ret = hist_entry__inc_addr_samples(he, evsel->idx, al->addr);
-	hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
+	hists__inc_nr_samples(&evsel->hists, true);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index bc0eec1..4a3b84d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -92,9 +92,7 @@
 	 * counted in perf_session_deliver_event().  The dump_trace
 	 * requires this info is ready before going to the output tree.
 	 */
-	hists__inc_nr_events(he->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
-	if (!he->filtered)
-		he->hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples++;
+	hists__inc_nr_samples(he->hists, he->filtered);
 }
 
 static int report__add_mem_hist_entry(struct report *rep, struct addr_location *al,
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
index d717683..c38d06c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-sched.c
@@ -1428,7 +1428,7 @@
 	int err = 0;
 
 	evsel->hists.stats.total_period += sample->period;
-	hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
+	hists__inc_nr_samples(&evsel->hists, true);
 
 	if (evsel->handler != NULL) {
 		tracepoint_handler f = evsel->handler;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 5b389ce..5130926 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -252,10 +252,7 @@
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
-	hists__inc_nr_events(&evsel->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
-	if (!he->filtered)
-		evsel->hists.stats.nr_non_filtered_samples++;
-
+	hists__inc_nr_samples(&evsel->hists, he->filtered);
 	return he;
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
index c5ba924..0a71ef4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_filter.c
@@ -85,9 +85,7 @@
 			fake_samples[i].map = al.map;
 			fake_samples[i].sym = al.sym;
 
-			hists__inc_nr_events(he->hists, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
-			if (!he->filtered)
-				he->hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples++;
+			hists__inc_nr_samples(he->hists, he->filtered);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index b262b44..5943ba6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -800,6 +800,13 @@
 	events_stats__inc(&hists->stats, type);
 }
 
+void hists__inc_nr_samples(struct hists *hists, bool filtered)
+{
+	events_stats__inc(&hists->stats, PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE);
+	if (!filtered)
+		hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples++;
+}
+
 static struct hist_entry *hists__add_dummy_entry(struct hists *hists,
 						 struct hist_entry *pair)
 {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index a8418d1..03ae1db 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
 void hists__reset_stats(struct hists *hists);
 void hists__inc_stats(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h);
 void hists__inc_nr_events(struct hists *hists, u32 type);
+void hists__inc_nr_samples(struct hists *hists, bool filtered);
 void events_stats__inc(struct events_stats *stats, u32 type);
 size_t events_stats__fprintf(struct events_stats *stats, FILE *fp);