diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index 281053b..a067be8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -421,15 +421,20 @@ iter_prepare_cumulative_entry(struct add_entry_iter *iter,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	node = callchain_cursor_current(&callchain_cursor);
-	if (node == NULL)
+	if (node == NULL) {
+		struct cumulative_cache *tmp = iter->priv;
+		ccache[0].dso = tmp[0].dso;
+		ccache[0].sym = tmp[0].sym;
+		iter->priv = ccache;
 		return 0;
-
-	ccache[0].dso = node->map->dso;
-	ccache[0].sym = node->sym;
+	}
 
 	iter->priv = ccache;
 	iter->curr = 1;
 
+	ccache[0].dso = node->map->dso;
+	ccache[0].sym = node->sym;
+
 	/*
 	 * The first callchain node always contains same information
 	 * as a hist entry itself.  So skip it in order to prevent