diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index c2e5d56..c6fa3cb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -1713,12 +1713,7 @@
 		perf_guest = 1;
 
 	if (!file_name) {
-		if (perf_host && !perf_guest)
-			file_name = strdup("perf.data.host");
-		else if (!perf_host && perf_guest)
-			file_name = strdup("perf.data.guest");
-		else
-			file_name = strdup("perf.data.kvm");
+		file_name = get_filename_for_perf_kvm();
 
 		if (!file_name) {
 			pr_err("Failed to allocate memory for filename\n");