diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
index fe622845872e..082078ae9a6b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browsers/hists.c
@@ -1127,6 +1127,12 @@ static inline void free_popup_options(char **options, int n)
 	}
 }
 
+/* Check whether the browser is for 'top' or 'report' */
+static inline bool is_report_browser(void *timer)
+{
+	return timer == NULL;
+}
+
 static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 				    const char *helpline, const char *ev_name,
 				    bool left_exits,
@@ -1214,7 +1220,9 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 			}
 			continue;
 		case 'r':
-			goto do_scripts;
+			if (is_report_browser(timer))
+				goto do_scripts;
+			continue;
 		case K_F1:
 		case 'h':
 		case '?':
@@ -1233,7 +1241,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__hists_browse(struct perf_evsel *evsel, int nr_events,
 					"E             Expand all callchains\n"
 					"d             Zoom into current DSO\n"
 					"t             Zoom into current Thread\n"
-					"r             Run available scripts\n"
+					"r             Run available scripts('perf report' only)\n"
 					"P             Print histograms to perf.hist.N\n"
 					"V             Verbose (DSO names in callchains, etc)\n"
 					"/             Filter symbol by name");