diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 90345223908c..eea56910b91c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -113,24 +113,16 @@ static void write_output(void *buf, size_t size)
 
 static void write_event(event_t *buf, size_t size)
 {
-	size_t processed_size = buf->header.size;
-	event_t *ev = buf;
-
-	do {
-		/*
-		* Add it to the list of DSOs, so that when we finish this
-		 * record session we can pick the available build-ids.
-		 */
-		if (ev->header.type == PERF_RECORD_MMAP) {
-			struct list_head *head = &dsos__user;
-			if (ev->header.misc == 1)
-				head = &dsos__kernel;
-			__dsos__findnew(head, ev->mmap.filename);
-		}
-
-		ev = ((void *)ev) + ev->header.size;
-		processed_size += ev->header.size;
-	} while (processed_size < size);
+	/*
+	* Add it to the list of DSOs, so that when we finish this
+	 * record session we can pick the available build-ids.
+	 */
+	if (buf->header.type == PERF_RECORD_MMAP) {
+		struct list_head *head = &dsos__user;
+		if (buf->mmap.header.misc == 1)
+			head = &dsos__kernel;
+		__dsos__findnew(head, buf->mmap.filename);
+	}
 
 	write_output(buf, size);
 }