diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
index 2d0c71300dbf..bc2ee84298ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
@@ -1888,16 +1888,32 @@ static bool he__display(struct hist_entry *he, struct c2c_stats *stats)
 	return he->filtered == 0;
 }
 
-static inline int valid_hitm_or_store(struct hist_entry *he)
+static inline bool is_valid_hist_entry(struct hist_entry *he)
 {
 	struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_he;
-	bool has_hitm;
+	bool has_record = false;
 
 	c2c_he = container_of(he, struct c2c_hist_entry, he);
-	has_hitm = c2c.display == DISPLAY_TOT ? c2c_he->stats.tot_hitm :
-		   c2c.display == DISPLAY_LCL ? c2c_he->stats.lcl_hitm :
-						c2c_he->stats.rmt_hitm;
-	return has_hitm || c2c_he->stats.store;
+
+	/* It's a valid entry if contains stores */
+	if (c2c_he->stats.store)
+		return true;
+
+	switch (c2c.display) {
+	case DISPLAY_LCL:
+		has_record = !!c2c_he->stats.lcl_hitm;
+		break;
+	case DISPLAY_RMT:
+		has_record = !!c2c_he->stats.rmt_hitm;
+		break;
+	case DISPLAY_TOT:
+		has_record = !!c2c_he->stats.tot_hitm;
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return has_record;
 }
 
 static void set_node_width(struct c2c_hist_entry *c2c_he, int len)
@@ -1951,7 +1967,7 @@ static int filter_cb(struct hist_entry *he, void *arg __maybe_unused)
 
 	calc_width(c2c_he);
 
-	if (!valid_hitm_or_store(he))
+	if (!is_valid_hist_entry(he))
 		he->filtered = HIST_FILTER__C2C;
 
 	return 0;