diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index c87c6897edc9..fc615bdeed4f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -2427,6 +2427,7 @@ static int __cmd_report(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	perf_stat.session  = session;
 	stat_config.output = stderr;
+	evlist__delete(evsel_list);
 	evsel_list         = session->evlist;
 
 	ret = perf_session__process_events(session);