diff --git a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
index 493ec372fdec..4b57c0c07632 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/stat-display.c
@@ -946,7 +946,6 @@ static void print_metric_headers(struct perf_stat_config *config,
 		out.print_metric = print_metric_header;
 		out.new_line = new_line_metric;
 		out.force_header = true;
-		os.evsel = counter;
 		perf_stat__print_shadow_stats(config, counter, 0,
 					      0,
 					      &out,