diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 46ec6c5ca47f..6d8fa543dcff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2564,6 +2564,7 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	session->evlist->env = &header->env;
+	session->machines.host.env = &header->env;
 	if (perf_data_file__is_pipe(file))
 		return perf_header__read_pipe(session);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 6309f7ceb08f..fd1efeafb343 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ int machine__init(struct machine *machine, const char *root_dir, pid_t pid)
 	machine->last_match = NULL;
 
 	machine->vdso_info = NULL;
+	machine->env = NULL;
 
 	machine->pid = pid;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.h b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
index ea5cb4a621db..9dfc4281f940 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ struct machine {
 	struct list_head  dead_threads;
 	struct thread	  *last_match;
 	struct vdso_info  *vdso_info;
+	struct perf_env   *env;
 	struct dsos	  dsos;
 	struct map_groups kmaps;
 	struct map	  *vmlinux_maps[MAP__NR_TYPES];
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 728cb115fbb8..d1a43a322f96 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -138,6 +138,8 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 			perf_session__set_id_hdr_size(session);
 			perf_session__set_comm_exec(session);
 		}
+	} else  {
+		session->machines.host.env = &perf_env;
 	}
 
 	if (!file || perf_data_file__is_write(file)) {