diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index d8f34e0afbfb6e4abc11ff38c277e5501f2e7ce4..42ea4e947eb827ddd8e0ac490e0f2aa0a3d7630d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -403,16 +403,20 @@ union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 	return event;
 }
 
+static void __perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	if (evlist->mmap[idx].base != NULL) {
+		munmap(evlist->mmap[idx].base, evlist->mmap_len);
+		evlist->mmap[idx].base = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 void perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	int i;
 
-	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
-		if (evlist->mmap[i].base != NULL) {
-			munmap(evlist->mmap[i].base, evlist->mmap_len);
-			evlist->mmap[i].base = NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++)
+		__perf_evlist__munmap(evlist, i);
 
 	free(evlist->mmap);
 	evlist->mmap = NULL;
@@ -477,12 +481,8 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_cpu(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int prot, int m
 	return 0;
 
 out_unmap:
-	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++) {
-		if (evlist->mmap[cpu].base != NULL) {
-			munmap(evlist->mmap[cpu].base, evlist->mmap_len);
-			evlist->mmap[cpu].base = NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	for (cpu = 0; cpu < nr_cpus; cpu++)
+		__perf_evlist__munmap(evlist, cpu);
 	return -1;
 }
 
@@ -517,12 +517,8 @@ static int perf_evlist__mmap_per_thread(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int prot, in
 	return 0;
 
 out_unmap:
-	for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++) {
-		if (evlist->mmap[thread].base != NULL) {
-			munmap(evlist->mmap[thread].base, evlist->mmap_len);
-			evlist->mmap[thread].base = NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	for (thread = 0; thread < nr_threads; thread++)
+		__perf_evlist__munmap(evlist, thread);
 	return -1;
 }