diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index 962371ea8bcd..fd3e67d2c6bd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -407,11 +407,6 @@ static bool hist_browser__selection_has_children(struct hist_browser *browser)
 	return container_of(ms, struct callchain_list, ms)->has_children;
 }
 
-static bool hist_browser__he_selection_unfolded(struct hist_browser *browser)
-{
-	return browser->he_selection ? browser->he_selection->unfolded : false;
-}
-
 static bool hist_browser__selection_unfolded(struct hist_browser *browser)
 {
 	struct hist_entry *he = browser->he_selection;
@@ -584,8 +579,8 @@ static int hierarchy_set_folding(struct hist_browser *hb, struct hist_entry *he,
 	return n;
 }
 
-static void __hist_entry__set_folding(struct hist_entry *he,
-				      struct hist_browser *hb, bool unfold)
+static void hist_entry__set_folding(struct hist_entry *he,
+				    struct hist_browser *hb, bool unfold)
 {
 	hist_entry__init_have_children(he);
 	he->unfolded = unfold ? he->has_children : false;
@@ -603,34 +598,12 @@ static void __hist_entry__set_folding(struct hist_entry *he,
 		he->nr_rows = 0;
 }
 
-static void hist_entry__set_folding(struct hist_entry *he,
-				    struct hist_browser *browser, bool unfold)
-{
-	double percent;
-
-	percent = hist_entry__get_percent_limit(he);
-	if (he->filtered || percent < browser->min_pcnt)
-		return;
-
-	__hist_entry__set_folding(he, browser, unfold);
-
-	if (!he->depth || unfold)
-		browser->nr_hierarchy_entries++;
-	if (he->leaf)
-		browser->nr_callchain_rows += he->nr_rows;
-	else if (unfold && !hist_entry__has_hierarchy_children(he, browser->min_pcnt)) {
-		browser->nr_hierarchy_entries++;
-		he->has_no_entry = true;
-		he->nr_rows = 1;
-	} else
-		he->has_no_entry = false;
-}
-
 static void
 __hist_browser__set_folding(struct hist_browser *browser, bool unfold)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 	struct hist_entry *he;
+	double percent;
 
 	nd = rb_first_cached(&browser->hists->entries);
 	while (nd) {
@@ -640,6 +613,21 @@ __hist_browser__set_folding(struct hist_browser *browser, bool unfold)
 		nd = __rb_hierarchy_next(nd, HMD_FORCE_CHILD);
 
 		hist_entry__set_folding(he, browser, unfold);
+
+		percent = hist_entry__get_percent_limit(he);
+		if (he->filtered || percent < browser->min_pcnt)
+			continue;
+
+		if (!he->depth || unfold)
+			browser->nr_hierarchy_entries++;
+		if (he->leaf)
+			browser->nr_callchain_rows += he->nr_rows;
+		else if (unfold && !hist_entry__has_hierarchy_children(he, browser->min_pcnt)) {
+			browser->nr_hierarchy_entries++;
+			he->has_no_entry = true;
+			he->nr_rows = 1;
+		} else
+			he->has_no_entry = false;
 	}
 }
 
@@ -659,8 +647,10 @@ static void hist_browser__set_folding_selected(struct hist_browser *browser, boo
 	if (!browser->he_selection)
 		return;
 
-	hist_entry__set_folding(browser->he_selection, browser, unfold);
-	browser->b.nr_entries = hist_browser__nr_entries(browser);
+	if (unfold == browser->he_selection->unfolded)
+		return;
+
+	hist_browser__toggle_fold(browser);
 }
 
 static void ui_browser__warn_lost_events(struct ui_browser *browser)
@@ -732,8 +722,8 @@ static int hist_browser__handle_hotkey(struct hist_browser *browser, bool warn_l
 		hist_browser__set_folding(browser, true);
 		break;
 	case 'e':
-		/* Expand the selected entry. */
-		hist_browser__set_folding_selected(browser, !hist_browser__he_selection_unfolded(browser));
+		/* Toggle expand/collapse the selected entry. */
+		hist_browser__toggle_fold(browser);
 		break;
 	case 'H':
 		browser->show_headers = !browser->show_headers;