diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index a463bc65b001231c234414cf0d69f8d2f20c2e21..bf999e3c50c771d7a013090e9a012b7de07b3f6a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -417,6 +417,16 @@ static inline bool evsel__has_callchain(const struct evsel *evsel)
 	       evsel->synth_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CALLCHAIN;
 }
 
+static inline bool evsel__has_br_stack(const struct evsel *evsel)
+{
+	/*
+	 * For reporting purposes, an evsel sample can have a recorded branch
+	 * stack or a branch stack synthesized from AUX area data.
+	 */
+	return evsel->core.attr.sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK ||
+	       evsel->synth_sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK;
+}
+
 struct perf_env *perf_evsel__env(struct evsel *evsel);
 
 int perf_evsel__store_ids(struct evsel *evsel, struct evlist *evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 0b0bfe5bef17cd8cb86029e6aca07f9dccc0c72b..2b5a08a92ce5c2c752764a80838fbd6589d9a67f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -1243,7 +1243,7 @@ static void dump_sample(struct evsel *evsel, union perf_event *event,
 	if (evsel__has_callchain(evsel))
 		callchain__printf(evsel, sample);
 
-	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_BRANCH_STACK)
+	if (evsel__has_br_stack(evsel))
 		branch_stack__printf(sample, perf_evsel__has_branch_callstack(evsel));
 
 	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_REGS_USER)