diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 0172e5b0d26e..3d2560ec6b37 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -209,7 +209,8 @@ static bool kvm_event_expand(struct kvm_event *event, int vcpu_id)
 	return true;
 }
 
-static struct kvm_event *kvm_alloc_init_event(struct event_key *key)
+static struct kvm_event *kvm_alloc_init_event(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
+					      struct event_key *key)
 {
 	struct kvm_event *event;
 
@@ -219,6 +220,7 @@ static struct kvm_event *kvm_alloc_init_event(struct event_key *key)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	event->perf_kvm = kvm;
 	event->key = *key;
 	init_stats(&event->total.stats);
 	return event;
@@ -238,7 +240,7 @@ static struct kvm_event *find_create_kvm_event(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm,
 			return event;
 	}
 
-	event = kvm_alloc_init_event(key);
+	event = kvm_alloc_init_event(kvm, key);
 	if (!event)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h b/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h
index 6f0fa05b62b6..40a4b66cfee6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/kvm-stat.h
@@ -24,10 +24,13 @@ struct kvm_event_stats {
 	struct stats stats;
 };
 
+struct perf_kvm_stat;
+
 struct kvm_event {
 	struct list_head hash_entry;
 	struct rb_node rb;
 
+	struct perf_kvm_stat *perf_kvm;
 	struct event_key key;
 
 	struct kvm_event_stats total;
@@ -44,8 +47,6 @@ struct kvm_event_key {
 	key_cmp_fun key;
 };
 
-struct perf_kvm_stat;
-
 struct child_event_ops {
 	void (*get_key)(struct evsel *evsel,
 			struct perf_sample *sample,