diff --git a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
index 9eb4f57f8663..662867d5c374 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/callchain.c
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
+#include "asm/bug.h"
+
 #include "hist.h"
 #include "util.h"
 #include "sort.h"
@@ -358,19 +360,14 @@ append_chain_children(struct callchain_node *root,
 	/* lookup in childrens */
 	while (*p) {
 		s64 ret;
-		struct callchain_list *cnode;
 
 		parent = *p;
 		rnode = rb_entry(parent, struct callchain_node, rb_node_in);
-		cnode = list_first_entry(&rnode->val, struct callchain_list,
-					 list);
 
-		/* just check first entry */
-		ret = match_chain(node, cnode);
-		if (ret == 0) {
-			append_chain(rnode, cursor, period);
+		/* If at least first entry matches, rely to children */
+		ret = append_chain(rnode, cursor, period);
+		if (ret == 0)
 			goto inc_children_hit;
-		}
 
 		if (ret < 0)
 			p = &parent->rb_left;
@@ -396,6 +393,7 @@ append_chain(struct callchain_node *root,
 	u64 start = cursor->pos;
 	bool found = false;
 	u64 matches;
+	int cmp = 0;
 
 	/*
 	 * Lookup in the current node
@@ -410,7 +408,8 @@ append_chain(struct callchain_node *root,
 		if (!node)
 			break;
 
-		if (match_chain(node, cnode) != 0)
+		cmp = match_chain(node, cnode);
+		if (cmp)
 			break;
 
 		found = true;
@@ -420,9 +419,10 @@ append_chain(struct callchain_node *root,
 
 	/* matches not, relay no the parent */
 	if (!found) {
+		WARN_ONCE(!cmp, "Chain comparison error\n");
 		cursor->curr = curr_snap;
 		cursor->pos = start;
-		return -1;
+		return cmp;
 	}
 
 	matches = cursor->pos - start;