diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c
index 65984f1c2974..c94e3641b046 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/kbuffer-parse.c
@@ -315,6 +315,7 @@ static unsigned int old_update_pointers(struct kbuffer *kbuf)
 		extend += delta;
 		delta = extend;
 		ptr += 4;
+		length = 0;
 		break;
 
 	case OLD_RINGBUF_TYPE_TIME_STAMP: