diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 454e275cd5df..7fc3dadfa156 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ struct record {
 	struct auxtrace_record	*itr;
 	struct evlist	*evlist;
 	struct perf_session	*session;
+	struct evlist		*sb_evlist;
 	int			realtime_prio;
 	bool			no_buildid;
 	bool			no_buildid_set;
@@ -1343,7 +1344,6 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	struct perf_data *data = &rec->data;
 	struct perf_session *session;
 	bool disabled = false, draining = false;
-	struct evlist *sb_evlist = NULL;
 	int fd;
 	float ratio = 0;
 
@@ -1455,9 +1455,9 @@ static int __cmd_record(struct record *rec, int argc, const char **argv)
 	}
 
 	if (!opts->no_bpf_event)
-		bpf_event__add_sb_event(&sb_evlist, &session->header.env);
+		bpf_event__add_sb_event(&rec->sb_evlist, &session->header.env);
 
-	if (perf_evlist__start_sb_thread(sb_evlist, &rec->opts.target)) {
+	if (perf_evlist__start_sb_thread(rec->sb_evlist, &rec->opts.target)) {
 		pr_debug("Couldn't start the BPF side band thread:\nBPF programs starting from now on won't be annotatable\n");
 		opts->no_bpf_event = true;
 	}
@@ -1731,7 +1731,7 @@ out_delete_session:
 	perf_session__delete(session);
 
 	if (!opts->no_bpf_event)
-		perf_evlist__stop_sb_thread(sb_evlist);
+		perf_evlist__stop_sb_thread(rec->sb_evlist);
 	return status;
 }