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 27a3c3eb48da1..aaae2ef36f5da 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/intel-pt-decoder/intel-pt-decoder.c
@@ -2068,6 +2068,7 @@ static int intel_pt_walk_trace(struct intel_pt_decoder *decoder)
 		if (err)
 			return err;
 next:
+		err = 0;
 		if (decoder->cyc_threshold) {
 			if (decoder->sample_cyc && last_packet_type != INTEL_PT_CYC)
 				decoder->sample_cyc = false;