diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
index adb294a3ec08..6680fa5cb9dd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.c
@@ -250,7 +250,10 @@ int ui_browser__show(struct ui_browser *browser, const char *title,
 	int err;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	ui_browser__refresh_dimensions(browser);
+	if (browser->refresh_dimensions == NULL)
+		browser->refresh_dimensions = ui_browser__refresh_dimensions;
+
+	browser->refresh_dimensions(browser);
 
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&ui__lock);
 	__ui_browser__show_title(browser, title);
@@ -367,7 +370,7 @@ int ui_browser__run(struct ui_browser *browser, int delay_secs)
 
 		if (key == K_RESIZE) {
 			ui__refresh_dimensions(false);
-			ui_browser__refresh_dimensions(browser);
+			browser->refresh_dimensions(browser);
 			__ui_browser__show_title(browser, browser->title);
 			ui_helpline__puts(browser->helpline);
 			continue;
diff --git a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
index cb8f39a1646f..92ae72113965 100644
--- a/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
+++ b/tools/perf/ui/browser.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ struct ui_browser {
 	void	      *priv;
 	const char    *title;
 	char	      *helpline;
+	void 	      (*refresh_dimensions)(struct ui_browser *browser);
 	unsigned int  (*refresh)(struct ui_browser *browser);
 	void	      (*write)(struct ui_browser *browser, void *entry, int row);
 	void	      (*seek)(struct ui_browser *browser, off_t offset, int whence);