--- zzzz-none-000/linux-3.10.107/tools/perf/ui/tui/helpline.c	2017-06-27 09:49:32.000000000 +0000
+++ scorpion-7490-727/linux-3.10.107/tools/perf/ui/tui/helpline.c	2021-02-04 17:41:59.000000000 +0000
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include "../libslang.h"
 
 char ui_helpline__last_msg[1024];
+bool tui_helpline__set;
 
 static void tui_helpline__pop(void)
 {
@@ -35,6 +36,8 @@
 			sizeof(ui_helpline__last_msg) - backlog, format, ap);
 	backlog += ret;
 
+	tui_helpline__set = true;
+
 	if (ui_helpline__last_msg[backlog - 1] == '\n') {
 		ui_helpline__puts(ui_helpline__last_msg);
 		SLsmg_refresh();