diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
index b1b9e2385f4b..fe84df1875aa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
@@ -308,3 +308,12 @@ void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe)
 		free(event);
 	}
 }
+
+void ordered_events__reinit(struct ordered_events *oe)
+{
+	ordered_events__deliver_t old_deliver = oe->deliver;
+
+	ordered_events__free(oe);
+	memset(oe, '\0', sizeof(*oe));
+	ordered_events__init(oe, old_deliver);
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
index f403991e3bfd..e11468a9a6e4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ void ordered_events__delete(struct ordered_events *oe, struct ordered_event *eve
 int ordered_events__flush(struct ordered_events *oe, enum oe_flush how);
 void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe, ordered_events__deliver_t deliver);
 void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe);
+void ordered_events__reinit(struct ordered_events *oe);
 
 static inline
 void ordered_events__set_alloc_size(struct ordered_events *oe, u64 size)