diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 60ad0286759e..667f3b78bb2c 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ int perf_event__parse_sample(const union perf_event *event, u64 type,
 		u32 val32[2];
 	} u;
 
-
+	memset(data, 0, sizeof(*data));
 	data->cpu = data->pid = data->tid = -1;
 	data->stream_id = data->id = data->time = -1ULL;