diff --git a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
index c01ba6f8fdad..a14995835d85 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/parse-events.c
@@ -257,21 +257,15 @@ struct tracepoint_path *tracepoint_id_to_path(u64 config)
 				path = zalloc(sizeof(*path));
 				if (!path)
 					return NULL;
-				path->system = malloc(MAX_EVENT_LENGTH);
-				if (!path->system) {
+				if (asprintf(&path->system, "%.*s", MAX_EVENT_LENGTH, sys_dirent->d_name) < 0) {
 					free(path);
 					return NULL;
 				}
-				path->name = malloc(MAX_EVENT_LENGTH);
-				if (!path->name) {
+				if (asprintf(&path->name, "%.*s", MAX_EVENT_LENGTH, evt_dirent->d_name) < 0) {
 					zfree(&path->system);
 					free(path);
 					return NULL;
 				}
-				strncpy(path->system, sys_dirent->d_name,
-					MAX_EVENT_LENGTH);
-				strncpy(path->name, evt_dirent->d_name,
-					MAX_EVENT_LENGTH);
 				return path;
 			}
 		}