diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
index be6a48ce3eea..7b8923e12dc7 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
@@ -193,3 +193,12 @@ int ordered_events__flush(struct perf_session *s, struct perf_tool *tool,
 
 	return err;
 }
+
+void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe)
+{
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->events);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->cache);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&oe->to_free);
+	oe->max_alloc_size = (u64) -1;
+	oe->cur_alloc_size = 0;
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
index 8309983bdd70..62f9945319b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ struct ordered_event *ordered_events__new(struct ordered_events *oe, u64 timesta
 void ordered_events__delete(struct ordered_events *oe, struct ordered_event *event);
 int ordered_events__flush(struct perf_session *s, struct perf_tool *tool,
 			  enum oe_flush how);
+void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe);
 #endif /* __ORDERED_EVENTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 0ccf051247f6..7f5851e433bb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -75,11 +75,7 @@ struct perf_session *perf_session__new(struct perf_data_file *file,
 		goto out;
 
 	session->repipe = repipe;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_events.events);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_events.cache);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&session->ordered_events.to_free);
-	session->ordered_events.max_alloc_size = (u64) -1;
-	session->ordered_events.cur_alloc_size = 0;
+	ordered_events__init(&session->ordered_events);
 	machines__init(&session->machines);
 
 	if (file) {