diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
index 8ff882fdb1c0896c3c74ca9d145151af0c96efbf..ae31e9698d92fb0dddff2120986dd9e2d50a06b0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_p4.c
@@ -912,8 +912,7 @@ static int p4_pmu_handle_irq(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	int idx, handled = 0;
 	u64 val;
 
-	data.addr = 0;
-	data.raw = NULL;
+	perf_sample_data_init(&data, 0);
 
 	cpuc = &__get_cpu_var(cpu_hw_events);