diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index f231f43..e0b5183 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -379,7 +379,6 @@ static void filter_context(struct ip_callchain *old, struct resolved_chain *new,
 	new->nr = j;
 }
 
-
 int append_chain(struct callchain_node *root, struct ip_callchain *chain,
 		 struct map_symbol *syms, u64 period)
 {
@@ -404,3 +403,71 @@ end:
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int
+merge_chain_branch(struct callchain_node *dst, struct callchain_node *src,
+		   struct ip_callchain *chain, struct map_symbol *syms)
+{
+	struct callchain_node *child;
+	struct callchain_list *list;
+	int old_pos = chain->nr;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(list, &src->val, list) {
+		if (chain->nr == 4096) {
+			err = -ENOSPC;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		chain->ips[chain->nr] = list->ip;
+		syms[chain->nr] = list->ms;
+		chain->nr++;
+	}
+
+	if (src->hit)
+		err = append_chain(dst, chain, syms, src->hit);
+
+	if (!err) {
+		chain_for_each_child(child, src) {
+			err = merge_chain_branch(dst, child, chain, syms);
+			if (err)
+				break;
+		}
+	}
+
+out:
+	chain->nr = old_pos;
+
+	return err;
+}
+
+int merge_chain(struct callchain_node *dst, struct callchain_node *src)
+{
+	struct callchain_node *child;
+	struct ip_callchain *chain;
+	struct map_symbol *syms;
+	int err = 0;
+
+	chain = malloc(sizeof(*chain) + 4096 * sizeof(u64));
+	if (!chain)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	chain->nr = 0;
+
+	syms = malloc(sizeof(*syms) * 4096);
+	if (!syms) {
+		free(chain);
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	chain_for_each_child(child, src) {
+		err = merge_chain_branch(dst, child, chain, syms);
+		if (err)
+			break;
+	}
+
+	free(chain);
+	free(syms);
+
+	return err;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
index 624a96c..da5cd09 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.h
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ static inline void callchain_init(struct callchain_node *node)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->children);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&node->val);
 
+	node->children_hit = 0;
 	node->parent = NULL;
 	node->hit = 0;
 }
@@ -62,6 +63,7 @@ static inline u64 cumul_hits(struct callchain_node *node)
 int register_callchain_param(struct callchain_param *param);
 int append_chain(struct callchain_node *root, struct ip_callchain *chain,
 		 struct map_symbol *syms, u64 period);
+int merge_chain(struct callchain_node *dst, struct callchain_node *src);
 
 bool ip_callchain__valid(struct ip_callchain *chain, const event_t *event);
 #endif	/* __PERF_CALLCHAIN_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index be22ae6..5ba3de7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -226,6 +226,7 @@ static bool collapse__insert_entry(struct rb_root *root, struct hist_entry *he)
 
 		if (!cmp) {
 			iter->period += he->period;
+			merge_chain(iter->callchain, he->callchain);
 			hist_entry__free(he);
 			return false;
 		}