1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 0a1fb9d4f3b6..b1572601286c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -489,7 +489,13 @@ get_tracepoints_path(struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)
 
 bool have_tracepoints(struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)
 {
-        return get_tracepoints_path(pattrs, nb_events) ? true : false;
+        int i;
+
+        for (i = 0; i < nb_events; i++)
+                if (pattrs[i].type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)
+                        return true;
+
+        return false;
 }
 
 int read_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)