diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 2f3eded54b0cc65a6d2ac59456a2acf2d7921059..05f5627609587cc7c24d13f20c878e8e00b2794d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -2250,9 +2250,18 @@ int perf_header__fprintf_info(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp, bool full)
 	struct header_print_data hd;
 	struct perf_header *header = &session->header;
 	int fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
+	struct stat st;
+	int ret;
+
 	hd.fp = fp;
 	hd.full = full;
 
+	ret = fstat(fd, &st);
+	if (ret == -1)
+		return -1;
+
+	fprintf(fp, "# captured on: %s", ctime(&st.st_ctime));
+
 	perf_header__process_sections(header, fd, &hd,
 				      perf_file_section__fprintf_info);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 5d61242a6e648a1b65c8b9d16c93e02f8ed655cd..f268201048a0b69774cef2e6a8f4cb4a1634de01 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -2025,20 +2025,10 @@ int perf_session__cpu_bitmap(struct perf_session *session,
 void perf_session__fprintf_info(struct perf_session *session, FILE *fp,
 				bool full)
 {
-	struct stat st;
-	int fd, ret;
-
 	if (session == NULL || fp == NULL)
 		return;
 
-	fd = perf_data_file__fd(session->file);
-
-	ret = fstat(fd, &st);
-	if (ret == -1)
-		return;
-
 	fprintf(fp, "# ========\n");
-	fprintf(fp, "# captured on: %s", ctime(&st.st_ctime));
 	perf_header__fprintf_info(session, fp, full);
 	fprintf(fp, "# ========\n#\n");
 }