diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 21c164b8f9db2a70a9467e1341fbb6a49a3536a1..0f1e5a2f6ad71651ad1be15fb98a6174ed53646a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -404,6 +404,7 @@ static struct kvm_event *kvm_alloc_init_event(struct event_key *key)
 	}
 
 	event->key = *key;
+	init_stats(&event->total.stats);
 	return event;
 }