diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+script_probe_vfs_getname.sh b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+script_probe_vfs_getname.sh
index bf9e729b3ecf62ba23359797bd27a01503baead4..8d9c04e450ae8f8a095c60f8d93f3320bc159a41 100755
--- a/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+script_probe_vfs_getname.sh
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/shell/record+script_probe_vfs_getname.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,6 @@ skip_if_no_perf_probe || exit 2
 
 . $(dirname $0)/lib/probe_vfs_getname.sh
 
-perfdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
-file=$(mktemp /tmp/temporary_file.XXXXX)
-
 record_open_file() {
 	echo "Recording open file:"
 	perf record -o ${perfdata} -e probe:vfs_getname\* touch $file
@@ -35,6 +32,9 @@ if [ $err -ne 0 ] ; then
 	exit $err
 fi
 
+perfdata=$(mktemp /tmp/__perf_test.perf.data.XXXXX)
+file=$(mktemp /tmp/temporary_file.XXXXX)
+
 record_open_file && perf_script_filenames
 err=$?
 rm -f ${perfdata}