diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
index c434e1264087f6eb5b8062eb4059ccb4c4a02d29..4e08c2d2090e574b1d5a9422bc4908e980410f79 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-annotate.c
@@ -289,7 +289,6 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 		},
 	};
 	struct perf_data_file file = {
-		.path  = input_name,
 		.mode  = PERF_DATA_MODE_READ,
 	};
 	const struct option options[] = {
@@ -346,6 +345,8 @@ int cmd_annotate(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix __maybe_unused)
 	else if (annotate.use_gtk)
 		use_browser = 2;
 
+	file.path  = input_name;
+
 	setup_browser(true);
 
 	annotate.session = perf_session__new(&file, false, &annotate.tool);