1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index 28fe5894b061..a3e64876e940 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ int test__task_exit(void)
 
 retry:
         while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, 0)) != NULL) {
-                if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
-                        continue;
+                if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
+                        nr_exit++;
 
-                nr_exit++;
+                perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, 0);
         }
 
         if (!exited || !nr_exit) {