diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 75eb3811e942..d553d06a9aeb 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ static int trace__read_syscall_info(struct trace *trace, int id)
 	const char *name = syscalltbl__name(trace->sctbl, id);
 
 	if (trace->syscalls.table == NULL) {
-		trace->syscalls.table = calloc(trace->sctbl->syscalls.nr_entries, sizeof(*sc));
+		trace->syscalls.table = calloc(trace->sctbl->syscalls.max_id + 1, sizeof(*sc));
 		if (trace->syscalls.table == NULL)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 	}