diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 3cd2ea99d6b6..71c37bde178a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -1018,11 +1018,9 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 
 		pevent->evsel = evsel;
 
-		err = evsel__parse_sample(evsel, event, &pevent->sample);
-
-		/* Consume the even only after we parsed it out. */
 		perf_mmap__consume(&md->core);
 
+		err = evsel__parse_sample(evsel, &pevent->event, &pevent->sample);
 		if (err) {
 			Py_DECREF(pyevent);
 			return PyErr_Format(PyExc_OSError,