diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 7101283ac3c5..f9f77bee0b1b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -64,6 +64,16 @@ void perf_evlist__set_id_pos(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	evlist->is_pos = first->is_pos;
 }
 
+static void perf_evlist__update_id_pos(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node)
+		perf_evsel__calc_id_pos(evsel);
+
+	perf_evlist__set_id_pos(evlist);
+}
+
 static void perf_evlist__purge(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos, *n;
@@ -920,6 +930,8 @@ int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	struct perf_evsel *evsel;
 	int err;
 
+	perf_evlist__update_id_pos(evlist);
+
 	list_for_each_entry(evsel, &evlist->entries, node) {
 		err = perf_evsel__open(evsel, evlist->cpus, evlist->threads);
 		if (err < 0)