1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
index 6ffe9d63d85d..c5c32be040bf 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-parse.c
@@ -1477,7 +1477,7 @@ process_fields(struct event *event, struct print_flag_sym **list, char **tok)
                         goto out_free;
 
                 field = malloc_or_die(sizeof(*field));
-                memset(field, 0, sizeof(field));
+                memset(field, 0, sizeof(*field));
 
                 value = arg_eval(arg);
                 field->value = strdup(value);