diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
index 74dbeac4753b..1655c0d9c089 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/hist.c
@@ -505,9 +505,16 @@ void perf_hpp__init(void)
 		hpp_dimension__add_output(PERF_HPP__PERIOD);
 }
 
-void perf_hpp__column_register(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
+void perf_hpp_list__column_register(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
+				    struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 {
-	list_add_tail(&format->list, &perf_hpp_list.fields);
+	list_add_tail(&format->list, &list->fields);
+}
+
+void perf_hpp_list__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
+					struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
+{
+	list_add_tail(&format->sort_list, &list->sorts);
 }
 
 void perf_hpp__column_unregister(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
@@ -515,11 +522,6 @@ void perf_hpp__column_unregister(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
 	list_del(&format->list);
 }
 
-void perf_hpp__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
-{
-	list_add_tail(&format->sort_list, &perf_hpp_list.sorts);
-}
-
 void perf_hpp__cancel_cumulate(void)
 {
 	struct perf_hpp_fmt *fmt, *acc, *ovh, *tmp;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hist.h b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
index e22f98e3fc6d..a7769d778374 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hist.h
@@ -233,6 +233,21 @@ struct perf_hpp_list {
 
 extern struct perf_hpp_list perf_hpp_list;
 
+void perf_hpp_list__column_register(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
+				    struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
+void perf_hpp_list__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_list *list,
+					struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
+
+static inline void perf_hpp__column_register(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
+{
+	perf_hpp_list__column_register(&perf_hpp_list, format);
+}
+
+static inline void perf_hpp__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format)
+{
+	perf_hpp_list__register_sort_field(&perf_hpp_list, format);
+}
+
 #define perf_hpp__for_each_format(format) \
 	list_for_each_entry(format, &perf_hpp_list.fields, list)
 
@@ -262,11 +277,8 @@ enum {
 };
 
 void perf_hpp__init(void);
-void perf_hpp__column_register(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
 void perf_hpp__column_unregister(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
 void perf_hpp__cancel_cumulate(void);
-
-void perf_hpp__register_sort_field(struct perf_hpp_fmt *format);
 void perf_hpp__setup_output_field(void);
 void perf_hpp__reset_output_field(void);
 void perf_hpp__append_sort_keys(void);