diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
index 84dbac526925..47789558899a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-stat.c
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ static int create_perf_stat_counter(struct perf_evsel *evsel,
 	struct perf_event_attr *attr = &evsel->attr;
 	struct perf_evsel *leader = evsel->leader;
 
-	if (stat_config.scale) {
+	if (config->scale) {
 		attr->read_format = PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_ENABLED |
 				    PERF_FORMAT_TOTAL_TIME_RUNNING;
 	}