diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 6fb781d..e3fedfa 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
 	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
 		while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, i)) != NULL) {
 			ret = process_event(machine, evlist, event, state);
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index d444ea2..376c356 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 			    (pid_t)event->comm.tid == getpid() &&
 			    strcmp(event->comm.comm, comm) == 0)
 				found += 1;
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 		}
 	}
 	return found;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index c4185b9..a7232c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@
 			goto out_munmap;
 		}
 		nr_events[evsel->idx]++;
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, 0);
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
index fc5b9fc..524b221 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@
 
 				++nr_events;
 
-				if (type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
+				if (type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
+					perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 					continue;
+				}
 
 				err = perf_evsel__parse_sample(evsel, event, &sample);
 				if (err) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index b8a7056..7923b06 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@
 						 type);
 					++errs;
 				}
+
+				perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index 0ab61b1..4ca1b93 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@
 			if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_COMM ||
 			    (pid_t)event->comm.pid != getpid() ||
 			    (pid_t)event->comm.tid != getpid())
-				continue;
+				goto next_event;
 
 			if (strcmp(event->comm.comm, comm1) == 0) {
 				CHECK__(perf_evsel__parse_sample(evsel, event,
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@
 								 &sample));
 				comm2_time = sample.time;
 			}
+next_event:
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
index 2e41e2d..6e2b44e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@
 		struct perf_sample sample;
 
 		if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
-			continue;
+			goto next_event;
 
 		err = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, event, &sample);
 		if (err < 0) {
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@
 
 		total_periods += sample.period;
 		nr_samples++;
+next_event:
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, 0);
 	}
 
 	if ((u64) nr_samples == total_periods) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index 28fe589..a3e6487 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@
 
 retry:
 	while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, 0)) != NULL) {
-		if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
-			continue;
+		if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
+			nr_exit++;
 
-		nr_exit++;
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (!exited || !nr_exit) {