1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 47264b4652b9..f2989c525e48 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -2602,6 +2602,9 @@ find_func_handler(struct pevent *pevent, char *func_name)
 {
         struct pevent_function_handler *func;
 
+        if (!pevent)
+                return NULL;
+
         for (func = pevent->func_handlers; func; func = func->next) {
                 if (strcmp(func->name, func_name) == 0)
                         break;
@@ -4938,6 +4941,9 @@ enum pevent_errno __pevent_parse_format(struct event_format **eventp,
                 goto event_alloc_failed;
         }
 
+        /* Add pevent to event so that it can be referenced */
+        event->pevent = pevent;
+
         ret = event_read_format(event);
         if (ret < 0) {
                 ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__READ_FORMAT_FAILED;
@@ -5041,9 +5047,6 @@ enum pevent_errno pevent_parse_event(struct pevent *pevent, const char *buf,
         if (event == NULL)
                 return ret;
 
-        /* Add pevent to event so that it can be referenced */
-        event->pevent = pevent;
-
         if (add_event(pevent, event)) {
                 ret = PEVENT_ERRNO__MEM_ALLOC_FAILED;
                 goto event_add_failed;