diff --git a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
index 0a1fb9d..b157260 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/trace-event-info.c
@@ -489,7 +489,13 @@
 
 bool have_tracepoints(struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)
 {
-	return get_tracepoints_path(pattrs, nb_events) ? true : false;
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < nb_events; i++)
+		if (pattrs[i].type == PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)
+			return true;
+
+	return false;
 }
 
 int read_tracing_data(int fd, struct perf_event_attr *pattrs, int nb_events)