diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index 25c8173..a2324e1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 	sample->period = 1;
 	sample->weight = 1;
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, sample, true);
+	he = hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL, sample, true);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 7f628f9..8b6735f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -310,16 +310,6 @@
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static int hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
-			    struct addr_location *al,
-			    struct perf_sample *sample)
-{
-	if (__hists__add_entry(hists, al, NULL, NULL, NULL,
-			       sample, true) != NULL)
-		return 0;
-	return -ENOMEM;
-}
-
 static int diff__process_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 				      union perf_event *event,
 				      struct perf_sample *sample,
@@ -336,7 +326,7 @@
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	if (hists__add_entry(hists, &al, sample)) {
+	if (!hists__add_entry(hists, &al, NULL, NULL, NULL, sample, true)) {
 		pr_warning("problem incrementing symbol period, skipping event\n");
 		goto out_put;
 	}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
index acf5a13..6f96ca4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/hists_link.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@
 			if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
-			he = __hists__add_entry(hists, &al, NULL,
+			he = hists__add_entry(hists, &al, NULL,
 						NULL, NULL, &sample, true);
 			if (he == NULL) {
 				addr_location__put(&al);
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 			if (machine__resolve(machine, &al, &sample) < 0)
 				goto out;
 
-			he = __hists__add_entry(hists, &al, NULL,
+			he = hists__add_entry(hists, &al, NULL,
 						NULL, NULL, &sample, true);
 			if (he == NULL) {
 				addr_location__put(&al);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.c b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
index 2515cfd..d2647b1d8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.c
@@ -531,13 +531,13 @@
 	return he;
 }
 
-struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
-				      struct addr_location *al,
-				      struct symbol *sym_parent,
-				      struct branch_info *bi,
-				      struct mem_info *mi,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      bool sample_self)
+struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
+				    struct addr_location *al,
+				    struct symbol *sym_parent,
+				    struct branch_info *bi,
+				    struct mem_info *mi,
+				    struct perf_sample *sample,
+				    bool sample_self)
 {
 	struct hist_entry entry = {
 		.thread	= al->thread,
@@ -622,8 +622,8 @@
 	 */
 	sample->period = cost;
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(hists, al, iter->parent, NULL, mi,
-				sample, true);
+	he = hists__add_entry(hists, al, iter->parent, NULL, mi,
+			      sample, true);
 	if (!he)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -727,8 +727,8 @@
 	sample->period = 1;
 	sample->weight = bi->flags.cycles ? bi->flags.cycles : 1;
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(hists, al, iter->parent, &bi[i], NULL,
-				sample, true);
+	he = hists__add_entry(hists, al, iter->parent, &bi[i], NULL,
+			      sample, true);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -764,8 +764,8 @@
 	struct perf_sample *sample = iter->sample;
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(evsel__hists(evsel), al, iter->parent, NULL, NULL,
-				sample, true);
+	he = hists__add_entry(evsel__hists(evsel), al, iter->parent, NULL, NULL,
+			      sample, true);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -825,8 +825,8 @@
 	struct hist_entry *he;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(hists, al, iter->parent, NULL, NULL,
-				sample, true);
+	he = hists__add_entry(hists, al, iter->parent, NULL, NULL,
+			      sample, true);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -900,8 +900,8 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	he = __hists__add_entry(evsel__hists(evsel), al, iter->parent, NULL, NULL,
-				sample, false);
+	he = hists__add_entry(evsel__hists(evsel), al, iter->parent, NULL, NULL,
+			      sample, false);
 	if (he == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index a191128..0a03e08 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -120,13 +120,13 @@
 extern const struct hist_iter_ops hist_iter_mem;
 extern const struct hist_iter_ops hist_iter_cumulative;
 
-struct hist_entry *__hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
-				      struct addr_location *al,
-				      struct symbol *parent,
-				      struct branch_info *bi,
-				      struct mem_info *mi,
-				      struct perf_sample *sample,
-				      bool sample_self);
+struct hist_entry *hists__add_entry(struct hists *hists,
+				    struct addr_location *al,
+				    struct symbol *parent,
+				    struct branch_info *bi,
+				    struct mem_info *mi,
+				    struct perf_sample *sample,
+				    bool sample_self);
 int hist_entry_iter__add(struct hist_entry_iter *iter, struct addr_location *al,
 			 int max_stack_depth, void *arg);