diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
index bc5c393021dc6e807ae665a6cffc6e19a7056fda..8639bbe0969da55f9b069927a8d7780af3e1bbf8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-report.c
@@ -729,9 +729,14 @@ static int count_sample_event(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int process_attr(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
+			union perf_event *event,
+			struct evlist **pevlist);
+
 static void stats_setup(struct report *rep)
 {
 	memset(&rep->tool, 0, sizeof(rep->tool));
+	rep->tool.attr = process_attr;
 	rep->tool.sample = count_sample_event;
 	rep->tool.no_warn = true;
 }
@@ -753,6 +758,7 @@ static void tasks_setup(struct report *rep)
 		rep->tool.mmap = perf_event__process_mmap;
 		rep->tool.mmap2 = perf_event__process_mmap2;
 	}
+	rep->tool.attr = process_attr;
 	rep->tool.comm = perf_event__process_comm;
 	rep->tool.exit = perf_event__process_exit;
 	rep->tool.fork = perf_event__process_fork;