1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 9ebd67a42ede..4e913d852518 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1231,6 +1231,12 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
         if (argc)
                 usage_with_options(top_usage, options);
 
+        if (!top.evlist->nr_entries &&
+            perf_evlist__add_default(top.evlist) < 0) {
+                pr_err("Not enough memory for event selector list\n");
+                goto out_delete_evlist;
+        }
+
         sort__mode = SORT_MODE__TOP;
         /* display thread wants entries to be collapsed in a different tree */
         sort__need_collapse = 1;
@@ -1277,12 +1283,6 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
                 goto out_delete_evlist;
         }
 
-        if (!top.evlist->nr_entries &&
-            perf_evlist__add_default(top.evlist) < 0) {
-                ui__error("Not enough memory for event selector list\n");
-                goto out_delete_evlist;
-        }
-
         symbol_conf.nr_events = top.evlist->nr_entries;
 
         if (top.delay_secs < 1)