1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 417f757e3cb..80c9e062bd5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -883,7 +883,6 @@ try_again:
 static int __cmd_top(void)
 {
         pthread_t thread;
-        struct perf_evsel *first;
         int ret __used;
         /*
          * FIXME: perf_session__new should allow passing a O_MMAP, so that all this
@@ -900,8 +899,8 @@ static int __cmd_top(void)
                 perf_event__synthesize_threads(perf_event__process, session);
 
         start_counters(top.evlist);
-        first = list_entry(top.evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
-        perf_session__set_sample_type(session, first->attr.sample_type);
+        session->evlist = top.evlist;
+        perf_session__update_sample_type(session);
 
         /* Wait for a minimal set of events before starting the snapshot */
         poll(top.evlist->pollfd, top.evlist->nr_fds, 100);