1 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 4c7c2d73251f..6e618ba21382 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -31,21 +31,16 @@ static const char **header_argv;
 
 int perf_header__push_event(u64 id, const char *name)
 {
+        struct perf_trace_event_type *nevents;
+
         if (strlen(name) > MAX_EVENT_NAME)
                 pr_warning("Event %s will be truncated\n", name);
 
-        if (!events) {
-                events = malloc(sizeof(struct perf_trace_event_type));
-                if (events == NULL)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-        } else {
-                struct perf_trace_event_type *nevents;
+        nevents = realloc(events, (event_count + 1) * sizeof(*events));
+        if (nevents == NULL)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+        events = nevents;
 
-                nevents = realloc(events, (event_count + 1) * sizeof(*events));
-                if (nevents == NULL)
-                        return -ENOMEM;
-                events = nevents;
-        }
         memset(&events[event_count], 0, sizeof(struct perf_trace_event_type));
         events[event_count].event_id = id;
         strncpy(events[event_count].name, name, MAX_EVENT_NAME - 1);