diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
index b559929..a56c457 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct perf_evsel {
 	int			ids;
 	struct hists		hists;
 	char			*name;
+	struct event_format	*tp_format;
 	union {
 		void		*priv;
 		off_t		id_offset;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 24c489b..5b328a4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2126,6 +2126,7 @@ static int perf_evsel__set_tracepoint_name(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	if (event->name == NULL)
 		return -1;
 
+	evsel->tp_format = event;
 	return 0;
 }