1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 4b995ee099cf..568b1950e632 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -1473,6 +1473,8 @@ int cmd_top(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __used)
                 pos->attr.sample_period = default_interval;
         }
 
+        sym_evsel = list_entry(evsel_list.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+
         symbol_conf.priv_size = (sizeof(struct sym_entry) +
                                  (nr_counters + 1) * sizeof(unsigned long));