diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 9984876..020329d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -1336,7 +1336,7 @@
 
 	setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
 
-	evsel_list = perf_evlist__new(NULL, NULL);
+	evsel_list = perf_evlist__new();
 	if (evsel_list == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;