diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index c6c40191933d..34e809c934d7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -2260,6 +2260,9 @@ out_put:
 	return ret;
 }
 
+// Used when scr->per_event_dump is not set
+static struct evsel_script es_stdout;
+
 static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 			struct evlist **pevlist)
 {
@@ -2268,7 +2271,6 @@ static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 	struct evsel *evsel, *pos;
 	u64 sample_type;
 	int err;
-	static struct evsel_script *es;
 
 	err = perf_event__process_attr(tool, event, pevlist);
 	if (err)
@@ -2278,14 +2280,13 @@ static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool, union perf_event *event,
 	evsel = evlist__last(*pevlist);
 
 	if (!evsel->priv) {
-		if (scr->per_event_dump) {
+		if (scr->per_event_dump) { 
 			evsel->priv = evsel_script__new(evsel, scr->session->data);
-		} else {
-			es = zalloc(sizeof(*es));
-			if (!es)
+			if (!evsel->priv)
 				return -ENOMEM;
-			es->fp = stdout;
-			evsel->priv = es;
+		} else { // Replicate what is done in perf_script__setup_per_event_dump()
+			es_stdout.fp = stdout;
+			evsel->priv = &es_stdout;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -2591,7 +2592,6 @@ out_err_fclose:
 static int perf_script__setup_per_event_dump(struct perf_script *script)
 {
 	struct evsel *evsel;
-	static struct evsel_script es_stdout;
 
 	if (script->per_event_dump)
 		return perf_script__fopen_per_event_dump(script);