1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 9696e64c9dbd..a124b9328170 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -610,11 +610,10 @@ static int write_event_desc(int fd, struct perf_header *h __used,
                             struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
         struct perf_evsel *evsel;
-        u32 nre = 0, nri, sz;
+        u32 nre, nri, sz;
         int ret;
 
-        list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
-                nre++;
+        nre = evlist->nr_entries;
 
         /*
          * write number of events