diff --git a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
index d404bed7003aacee1079af492ba3f20334edc06e..2a385cf68b73b409d6db1618f5e1088ee0f277fd 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -1389,7 +1389,6 @@ static int intel_pt_overflow(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
 {
 	intel_pt_log("ERROR: Buffer overflow\n");
 	intel_pt_clear_tx_flags(decoder);
-	decoder->cbr = 0;
 	decoder->timestamp_insn_cnt = 0;
 	decoder->pkt_state = INTEL_PT_STATE_ERR_RESYNC;
 	decoder->overflow = true;