diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 436e358300b1..b39a6198f4ac 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ struct perf_evlist {
 	struct cpu_map	  *cpus;
 	struct perf_evsel *selected;
 	struct events_stats stats;
+	struct perf_env	*env;
 };
 
 struct perf_evsel_str_handler {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 179b2bdd157d..41814547da15 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2514,6 +2514,7 @@ int perf_session__read_header(struct perf_session *session)
 	if (session->evlist == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	session->evlist->env = &header->env;
 	if (perf_data_file__is_pipe(file))
 		return perf_header__read_pipe(session);