1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
index 3a95a0260a5b..6dd4bdae8a87 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-diff.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ static int diff__process_sample_event(event_t *event, struct perf_session *sessi
                 return -1;
         }
 
-        session->hists.stats.total += data.period;
+        session->hists.stats.total_period += data.period;
         return 0;
 }