diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c b/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c
index 2f75fa0c4fefe84e4a4f3000b4413f371ce18a34..9e88d760895159730a1727c8efad7d32d777487b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/bp_account.c
@@ -107,16 +107,14 @@ static int detect_cnt(bool is_x)
 	int fd[100], cnt = 0, i;
 
 	while (1) {
-		fd[cnt] = __event(is_x, addr, &attr);
-
-		if (fd[cnt] < 0)
-			break;
-
 		if (cnt == 100) {
 			pr_debug("way too many debug registers, fix the test\n");
 			return 0;
 		}
+		fd[cnt] = __event(is_x, addr, &attr);
 
+		if (fd[cnt] < 0)
+			break;
 		cnt++;
 	}