diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index f79fd8b87f75e..296617edbda1c 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -9187,7 +9187,7 @@ static void perf_event_bpf_output(struct perf_event *event, void *data)
 
 	perf_event_header__init_id(&bpf_event->event_id.header,
 				   &sample, event);
-	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, data, event,
+	ret = perf_output_begin(&handle, &sample, event,
 				bpf_event->event_id.header.size);
 	if (ret)
 		return;