break;
                case 'E':
                        if (top.evlist->nr_entries > 1) {
+                               int counter;
                                fprintf(stderr, "\nAvailable events:");
 
                                list_for_each_entry(top.sym_evsel, &top.evlist->entries, node)
                                        fprintf(stderr, "\n\t%d %s", top.sym_evsel->idx, event_name(top.sym_evsel));
 
-                               prompt_integer(&top.sym_counter, "Enter details event counter");
+                               prompt_integer(&counter, "Enter details event counter");
 
-                               if (top.sym_counter >= top.evlist->nr_entries) {
+                               if (counter >= top.evlist->nr_entries) {
                                        top.sym_evsel = list_entry(top.evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
-                                       top.sym_counter = 0;
                                        fprintf(stderr, "Sorry, no such event, using %s.\n", event_name(top.sym_evsel));
                                        sleep(1);
                                        break;
                                }
                                list_for_each_entry(top.sym_evsel, &top.evlist->entries, node)
-                                       if (top.sym_evsel->idx == top.sym_counter)
+                                       if (top.sym_evsel->idx == counter)
                                                break;
-                       } else top.sym_counter = 0;
+                       } else
+                               top.sym_evsel = list_entry(top.evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
                        break;
                case 'f':
                        prompt_integer(&top.count_filter, "Enter display event count filter");
 
 {
        struct sym_entry *syme, *n;
        float sum_ksamples = 0.0;
-       int snap = !top->display_weighted ? top->sym_counter : 0, j;
+       int snap = !top->display_weighted ? top->sym_evsel->idx : 0, j;
 
        /* Sort the active symbols */
        pthread_mutex_lock(&top->active_symbols_lock);
 
        u64                exact_samples;
        u64                guest_us_samples, guest_kernel_samples;
        int                print_entries, count_filter, delay_secs;
-       int                display_weighted, freq, rb_entries, sym_counter;
+       int                display_weighted, freq, rb_entries;
        pid_t              target_pid, target_tid;
        bool               hide_kernel_symbols, hide_user_symbols, zero;
        const char         *cpu_list;