1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index fc22cf5c605f..a8d81c35ef66 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ struct events {
 };
 
 
-void *malloc_or_die(unsigned int size)
+static void *malloc_or_die(unsigned int size)
 {
         void *data;
 
@@ -448,6 +448,8 @@ static void tracing_data_header(void)
         else
                 buf[0] = 0;
 
+        read_trace_init(buf[0], buf[0]);
+
         write_or_die(buf, 1);
 
         /* save size of long */