diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index cf22962ce725077277bc7be6d79cb30682709fe7..ef09f26e67da0b95b9455a8fc10167fcb70bbb8d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -370,15 +370,11 @@ static int write_cmdline(int fd, struct perf_header *h __maybe_unused,
 			 struct perf_evlist *evlist __maybe_unused)
 {
 	char buf[MAXPATHLEN];
-	char proc[32];
 	u32 n;
 	int i, ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * actual atual path to perf binary
-	 */
-	sprintf(proc, "/proc/%d/exe", getpid());
-	ret = readlink(proc, buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
+	/* actual path to perf binary */
+	ret = readlink("/proc/self/exe", buf, sizeof(buf) - 1);
 	if (ret <= 0)
 		return -1;