diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index 4376cdfaea49..cb9bcdb065ea 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ perf_evsel__process_group_data(struct perf_evsel *leader,
 static int
 perf_evsel__read_group(struct perf_evsel *leader, int cpu, int thread)
 {
-	struct perf_stat_evsel *ps = leader->priv;
+	struct perf_stat_evsel *ps = leader->stats;
 	u64 read_format = leader->attr.read_format;
 	int size = perf_evsel__read_size(leader);
 	u64 *data = ps->group_data;