diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 5121b4db66fe5d..882cd1f721d958 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -1306,6 +1306,7 @@ void evlist__close(struct evlist *evlist)
 		perf_evsel__free_fd(&evsel->core);
 		perf_evsel__free_id(&evsel->core);
 	}
+	perf_evlist__reset_id_hash(&evlist->core);
 }
 
 static int evlist__create_syswide_maps(struct evlist *evlist)