diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
index fa45fca2a2d34f4401c68ceb60ad33208c407a91..f2112270c663d1c09f201272b7d348e5f6cf220d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-read.c
@@ -212,6 +212,7 @@ static int read_ftrace_printk(struct pevent *pevent)
 static int read_header_files(struct pevent *pevent)
 {
 	unsigned long long size;
+	char *header_page;
 	char buf[BUFSIZ];
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -224,7 +225,26 @@ static int read_header_files(struct pevent *pevent)
 	}
 
 	size = read8(pevent);
-	skip(size);
+
+	header_page = malloc(size);
+	if (header_page == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	if (do_read(header_page, size) < 0) {
+		pr_debug("did not read header page");
+		free(header_page);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!pevent_parse_header_page(pevent, header_page, size,
+				      pevent_get_long_size(pevent))) {
+		/*
+		 * The commit field in the page is of type long,
+		 * use that instead, since it represents the kernel.
+		 */
+		pevent_set_long_size(pevent, pevent->header_page_size_size);
+	}
+	free(header_page);
 
 	if (do_read(buf, 13) < 0)
 		return -1;