diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
index 7b8923e..381d5fe 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.c
@@ -202,3 +202,14 @@
 	oe->max_alloc_size = (u64) -1;
 	oe->cur_alloc_size = 0;
 }
+
+void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe)
+{
+	while (!list_empty(&oe->to_free)) {
+		struct ordered_event *event;
+
+		event = list_entry(oe->to_free.next, struct ordered_event, list);
+		list_del(&event->list);
+		free(event);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
index 62f9945..6036bd6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/ordered-events.h
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@
 int ordered_events__flush(struct perf_session *s, struct perf_tool *tool,
 			  enum oe_flush how);
 void ordered_events__init(struct ordered_events *oe);
+void ordered_events__free(struct ordered_events *oe);
 #endif /* __ORDERED_EVENTS_H */
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 7f5851e..7d8dbf2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -442,19 +442,6 @@
 	[PERF_RECORD_HEADER_MAX]	  = NULL,
 };
 
-static void perf_session_free_sample_buffers(struct perf_session *session)
-{
-	struct ordered_events *oe = &session->ordered_events;
-
-	while (!list_empty(&oe->to_free)) {
-		struct ordered_event *event;
-
-		event = list_entry(oe->to_free.next, struct ordered_event, list);
-		list_del(&event->list);
-		free(event);
-	}
-}
-
 /*
  * When perf record finishes a pass on every buffers, it records this pseudo
  * event.
@@ -1092,7 +1079,7 @@
 out_err:
 	free(buf);
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
-	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
+	ordered_events__free(&session->ordered_events);
 	return err;
 }
 
@@ -1237,7 +1224,7 @@
 out_err:
 	ui_progress__finish();
 	perf_session__warn_about_errors(session, tool);
-	perf_session_free_sample_buffers(session);
+	ordered_events__free(&session->ordered_events);
 	session->one_mmap = false;
 	return err;
 }