1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index bc84a5217955..4ca427f73994 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(const char *filename, int mode, bool forc
         self->mmap_window = 32;
         self->cwd = NULL;
         self->cwdlen = 0;
+        self->unknown_events = 0;
         map_groups__init(&self->kmaps);
 
         if (perf_session__create_kernel_maps(self) < 0)
@@ -239,7 +240,7 @@ static int perf_session__process_event(struct perf_session *self,
         case PERF_RECORD_UNTHROTTLE:
                 return ops->process_unthrottle_event(event, self);
         default:
-                ops->total_unknown++;
+                self->unknown_events++;
                 return -1;
         }
 }