diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 896bac7..6702ac2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -532,17 +532,16 @@
 			return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp);
+	new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp, event);
 	if (!new) {
 		ordered_events__flush(s, tool, OE_FLUSH__HALF);
-		new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp);
+		new = ordered_events__new(oe, timestamp, event);
 	}
 
 	if (!new)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	new->file_offset = file_offset;
-	new->event = event;
 	return 0;
 }