diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index f880db4..5f34aa3 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -633,12 +633,8 @@
 {
 	int i;
 
-	if (!pevent->events)
-		pevent->events = malloc_or_die(sizeof(event));
-	else
-		pevent->events =
-			realloc(pevent->events, sizeof(event) *
-				(pevent->nr_events + 1));
+	pevent->events = realloc(pevent->events, sizeof(event) *
+				 (pevent->nr_events + 1));
 	if (!pevent->events)
 		die("Can not allocate events");