diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index efa2e629a669..8f971a2301d1 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -731,14 +731,14 @@ static void apply_config_terms(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	struct perf_evsel_config_term *term;
 	struct list_head *config_terms = &evsel->config_terms;
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
-	struct callchain_param param;
+	/* callgraph default */
+	struct callchain_param param = {
+		.record_mode = callchain_param.record_mode,
+	};
 	u32 dump_size = 0;
 	int max_stack = 0;
 	const char *callgraph_buf = NULL;
 
-	/* callgraph default */
-	param.record_mode = callchain_param.record_mode;
-
 	list_for_each_entry(term, config_terms, list) {
 		switch (term->type) {
 		case PERF_EVSEL__CONFIG_TERM_PERIOD: