diff --git a/tools/perf/util/machine.c b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
index 270f3223c6df15cef58fd4d1c4efdc27dea3a520..64d255f6a5374c8ee730d759d409c789782b690a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/machine.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/machine.c
@@ -2204,7 +2204,7 @@ int thread__resolve_callchain(struct thread *thread,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	callchain_cursor_reset(&callchain_cursor);
+	callchain_cursor_reset(cursor);
 
 	if (callchain_param.order == ORDER_CALLEE) {
 		ret = thread__resolve_callchain_sample(thread, cursor,