diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index c9cc771f182a..52d91ac4e6c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -573,10 +573,7 @@ static void hists__compute_resort(struct hists *hists)
 	hists->entries = RB_ROOT;
 	next = rb_first(root);
 
-	hists->nr_entries = 0;
-	hists->nr_non_filtered_entries = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_period = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period = 0;
+	hists__reset_stats(hists);
 	hists__reset_col_len(hists);
 
 	while (next != NULL) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index f5b388e50265..b675857883a2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -317,16 +317,6 @@ static struct hist_entry *hist_entry__new(struct hist_entry *template)
 	return he;
 }
 
-void hists__inc_stats(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h)
-{
-	if (!h->filtered) {
-		hists->nr_non_filtered_entries++;
-		hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period += h->stat.period;
-	}
-	hists->nr_entries++;
-	hists->stats.total_period += h->stat.period;
-}
-
 static u8 symbol__parent_filter(const struct symbol *parent)
 {
 	if (symbol_conf.exclude_other && parent == NULL)
@@ -632,6 +622,35 @@ out:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static void hists__reset_filter_stats(struct hists *hists)
+{
+	hists->nr_non_filtered_entries = 0;
+	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period = 0;
+}
+
+void hists__reset_stats(struct hists *hists)
+{
+	hists->nr_entries = 0;
+	hists->stats.total_period = 0;
+
+	hists__reset_filter_stats(hists);
+}
+
+static void hists__inc_filter_stats(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h)
+{
+	hists->nr_non_filtered_entries++;
+	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period += h->stat.period;
+}
+
+void hists__inc_stats(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h)
+{
+	if (!h->filtered)
+		hists__inc_filter_stats(hists, h);
+
+	hists->nr_entries++;
+	hists->stats.total_period += h->stat.period;
+}
+
 static void __hists__insert_output_entry(struct rb_root *entries,
 					 struct hist_entry *he,
 					 u64 min_callchain_hits)
@@ -675,9 +694,7 @@ void hists__output_resort(struct hists *hists)
 	next = rb_first(root);
 	hists->entries = RB_ROOT;
 
-	hists->nr_non_filtered_entries = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_period = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period = 0;
+	hists__reset_stats(hists);
 	hists__reset_col_len(hists);
 
 	while (next) {
@@ -699,13 +716,13 @@ static void hists__remove_entry_filter(struct hists *hists, struct hist_entry *h
 	if (h->filtered)
 		return;
 
-	++hists->nr_non_filtered_entries;
 	if (h->ms.unfolded)
 		hists->nr_non_filtered_entries += h->nr_rows;
 	h->row_offset = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period += h->stat.period;
+
 	hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples += h->stat.nr_events;
 
+	hists__inc_filter_stats(hists, h);
 	hists__calc_col_len(hists, h);
 }
 
@@ -726,9 +743,9 @@ void hists__filter_by_dso(struct hists *hists)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 
-	hists->nr_non_filtered_entries = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period = 0;
 	hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples = 0;
+
+	hists__reset_filter_stats(hists);
 	hists__reset_col_len(hists);
 
 	for (nd = rb_first(&hists->entries); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
@@ -760,9 +777,9 @@ void hists__filter_by_thread(struct hists *hists)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 
-	hists->nr_non_filtered_entries = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period = 0;
 	hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples = 0;
+
+	hists__reset_filter_stats(hists);
 	hists__reset_col_len(hists);
 
 	for (nd = rb_first(&hists->entries); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
@@ -792,9 +809,9 @@ void hists__filter_by_symbol(struct hists *hists)
 {
 	struct rb_node *nd;
 
-	hists->nr_non_filtered_entries = 0;
-	hists->stats.total_non_filtered_period = 0;
 	hists->stats.nr_non_filtered_samples = 0;
+
+	hists__reset_filter_stats(hists);
 	hists__reset_col_len(hists);
 
 	for (nd = rb_first(&hists->entries); nd; nd = rb_next(nd)) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index 51478c94d976..ef1ad7a948c0 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ void hists__decay_entries(struct hists *hists, bool zap_user, bool zap_kernel);
 void hists__output_recalc_col_len(struct hists *hists, int max_rows);
 
 u64 hists__total_period(struct hists *hists);
+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 events_stats__inc(struct events_stats *stats, u32 type);