diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
index 6efa9d646637..2c216427e929 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-lock.c
@@ -1933,22 +1933,21 @@ static bool force;
 static int __cmd_report(bool display_info)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct perf_tool eops = {
-		.attr		 = perf_event__process_attr,
-		.event_update	 = process_event_update,
-		.sample		 = process_sample_event,
-		.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
-		.mmap		 = perf_event__process_mmap,
-		.namespaces	 = perf_event__process_namespaces,
-		.tracing_data	 = perf_event__process_tracing_data,
-		.ordered_events	 = true,
-	};
+	struct perf_tool eops;
 	struct perf_data data = {
 		.path  = input_name,
 		.mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
 		.force = force,
 	};
 
+	perf_tool__init(&eops, /*ordered_events=*/true);
+	eops.attr		 = perf_event__process_attr;
+	eops.event_update	 = process_event_update;
+	eops.sample		 = process_sample_event;
+	eops.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm;
+	eops.mmap		 = perf_event__process_mmap;
+	eops.namespaces		 = perf_event__process_namespaces;
+	eops.tracing_data	 = perf_event__process_tracing_data;
 	session = perf_session__new(&data, &eops);
 	if (IS_ERR(session)) {
 		pr_err("Initializing perf session failed\n");
@@ -2069,15 +2068,7 @@ static int check_lock_contention_options(const struct option *options,
 static int __cmd_contention(int argc, const char **argv)
 {
 	int err = -EINVAL;
-	struct perf_tool eops = {
-		.attr		 = perf_event__process_attr,
-		.event_update	 = process_event_update,
-		.sample		 = process_sample_event,
-		.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm,
-		.mmap		 = perf_event__process_mmap,
-		.tracing_data	 = perf_event__process_tracing_data,
-		.ordered_events	 = true,
-	};
+	struct perf_tool eops;
 	struct perf_data data = {
 		.path  = input_name,
 		.mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
@@ -2100,6 +2091,14 @@ static int __cmd_contention(int argc, const char **argv)
 
 	con.result = &lockhash_table[0];
 
+	perf_tool__init(&eops, /*ordered_events=*/true);
+	eops.attr		 = perf_event__process_attr;
+	eops.event_update	 = process_event_update;
+	eops.sample		 = process_sample_event;
+	eops.comm		 = perf_event__process_comm;
+	eops.mmap		 = perf_event__process_mmap;
+	eops.tracing_data	 = perf_event__process_tracing_data;
+
 	session = perf_session__new(use_bpf ? NULL : &data, &eops);
 	if (IS_ERR(session)) {
 		pr_err("Initializing perf session failed\n");