diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 9a95136..d060fc5 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@
 	}
 
 	if (!file_new) {
-		err = perf_header__read(&session->header, output);
+		err = perf_header__read(session, output);
 		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 	}