diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
index 28a5d0c18b1d..b187bddbd01a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm/util/auxtrace.c
@@ -57,17 +57,15 @@ struct auxtrace_record
 	struct evsel *evsel;
 	bool found_etm = false;
 	struct perf_pmu *found_spe = NULL;
-	static struct perf_pmu **arm_spe_pmus = NULL;
-	static int nr_spes = 0;
+	struct perf_pmu **arm_spe_pmus = NULL;
+	int nr_spes = 0;
 	int i = 0;
 
 	if (!evlist)
 		return NULL;
 
 	cs_etm_pmu = perf_pmu__find(CORESIGHT_ETM_PMU_NAME);
-
-	if (!arm_spe_pmus)
-		arm_spe_pmus = find_all_arm_spe_pmus(&nr_spes, err);
+	arm_spe_pmus = find_all_arm_spe_pmus(&nr_spes, err);
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
 		if (cs_etm_pmu &&
@@ -84,6 +82,7 @@ struct auxtrace_record
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	free(arm_spe_pmus);
 
 	if (found_etm && found_spe) {
 		pr_err("Concurrent ARM Coresight ETM and SPE operation not currently supported\n");