diff --git a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
index 1120e39c1b001bb6f4915aa2c11dd821962b63ab..5ccfce87e6937794fd434f83b8e61bb159826510 100644
--- a/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
+++ b/tools/perf/arch/arm64/util/arm-spe.c
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ struct auxtrace_record *arm_spe_recording_init(int *err,
 	sper->itr.read_finish = arm_spe_read_finish;
 	sper->itr.alignment = 0;
 
+	*err = 0;
 	return &sper->itr;
 }