diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 81237dcde1fd..d44e3df13a8f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -625,6 +625,38 @@ u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 	return first->attr.sample_type;
 }
 
+u16 perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
+{
+	struct perf_evsel *first;
+	struct perf_sample *data;
+	u64 sample_type;
+	u16 size = 0;
+
+	first = list_entry(evlist->entries.next, struct perf_evsel, node);
+
+	if (!first->attr.sample_id_all)
+		goto out;
+
+	sample_type = first->attr.sample_type;
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID)
+		size += sizeof(data->tid) * 2;
+
+       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
+		size += sizeof(data->time);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID)
+		size += sizeof(data->id);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
+		size += sizeof(data->stream_id);
+
+	if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
+		size += sizeof(data->cpu) * 2;
+out:
+	return size;
+}
+
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct perf_evsel *pos, *first;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 17e9c80243ce..2202e7b04103 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ int perf_evlist__set_filters(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 u64 perf_evlist__sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_evlist__sample_id_all(const const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
+u16 perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_type(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 bool perf_evlist__valid_sample_id_all(const struct perf_evlist *evlist);
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index a76666f17767..675e080f66b6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -78,39 +78,12 @@ static int perf_session__open(struct perf_session *self, bool force)
 	return -1;
 }
 
-static void perf_session__id_header_size(struct perf_session *session)
-{
-       struct perf_sample *data;
-       u64 sample_type = session->sample_type;
-       u16 size = 0;
-
-	if (!session->sample_id_all)
-		goto out;
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TID)
-               size += sizeof(data->tid) * 2;
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_TIME)
-               size += sizeof(data->time);
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_ID)
-               size += sizeof(data->id);
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_STREAM_ID)
-               size += sizeof(data->stream_id);
-
-       if (sample_type & PERF_SAMPLE_CPU)
-               size += sizeof(data->cpu) * 2;
-out:
-       session->id_hdr_size = size;
-}
-
 void perf_session__update_sample_type(struct perf_session *self)
 {
 	self->sample_type = perf_evlist__sample_type(self->evlist);
 	self->sample_size = __perf_evsel__sample_size(self->sample_type);
 	self->sample_id_all = perf_evlist__sample_id_all(self->evlist);
-	perf_session__id_header_size(self);
+	self->id_hdr_size = perf_evlist__id_hdr_size(self->evlist);
 }
 
 int perf_session__create_kernel_maps(struct perf_session *self)