diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index 948327d9e92b..64500fc78799 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -960,6 +960,30 @@ out_err:
 	return err;
 }
 
+static union perf_event *
+fetch_mmaped_event(struct perf_session *session,
+		   u64 head, size_t mmap_size, char *buf)
+{
+	union perf_event *event;
+
+	/*
+	 * Ensure we have enough space remaining to read
+	 * the size of the event in the headers.
+	 */
+	if (head + sizeof(event->header) > mmap_size)
+		return NULL;
+
+	event = (union perf_event *)(buf + head);
+
+	if (session->header.needs_swap)
+		perf_event_header__bswap(&event->header);
+
+	if (head + event->header.size > mmap_size)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return event;
+}
+
 int __perf_session__process_events(struct perf_session *session,
 				   u64 data_offset, u64 data_size,
 				   u64 file_size, struct perf_event_ops *ops)
@@ -1014,19 +1038,8 @@ remap:
 	file_pos = file_offset + head;
 
 more:
-	/*
-	 * Ensure we have enough space remaining to read
-	 * the size of the event in the headers.
-	 */
-	if (head + sizeof(event->header) > mmap_size)
-		goto remap;
-
-	event = (union perf_event *)(buf + head);
-
-	if (session->header.needs_swap)
-		perf_event_header__bswap(&event->header);
-
-	if (head + event->header.size > mmap_size) {
+	event = fetch_mmaped_event(session, head, mmap_size, buf);
+	if (!event) {
 		if (mmaps[map_idx]) {
 			munmap(mmaps[map_idx], mmap_size);
 			mmaps[map_idx] = NULL;