diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
index cef95b2781c0..15e1fce71c72 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-c2c.c
@@ -3285,19 +3285,15 @@ static int perf_c2c__record(int argc, const char **argv)
 		 * PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD_STORE if it is supported.
 		 */
 		if (e->tag) {
-			e->record = true;
+			perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD_STORE] = true;
 			rec_argv[i++] = "-W";
 		} else {
-			e = perf_pmu__mem_events_ptr(pmu, PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD);
-			e->record = true;
-
-			e = perf_pmu__mem_events_ptr(pmu, PERF_MEM_EVENTS__STORE);
-			e->record = true;
+			perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD] = true;
+			perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__STORE] = true;
 		}
 	}
 
-	e = perf_pmu__mem_events_ptr(pmu, PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD);
-	if (e->record)
+	if (perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD])
 		rec_argv[i++] = "-W";
 
 	rec_argv[i++] = "-d";
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
index a9f94785809e..615e905450b3 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-mem.c
@@ -117,22 +117,17 @@ static int __cmd_record(int argc, const char **argv, struct perf_mem *mem,
 	if (e->tag &&
 	    (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_LOAD) &&
 	    (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_STORE)) {
-		e->record = true;
+		perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD_STORE] = true;
 		rec_argv[i++] = "-W";
 	} else {
-		if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_LOAD) {
-			e = perf_pmu__mem_events_ptr(pmu, PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD);
-			e->record = true;
-		}
+		if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_LOAD)
+			perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD] = true;
 
-		if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_STORE) {
-			e = perf_pmu__mem_events_ptr(pmu, PERF_MEM_EVENTS__STORE);
-			e->record = true;
-		}
+		if (mem->operation & MEM_OPERATION_STORE)
+			perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__STORE] = true;
 	}
 
-	e = perf_pmu__mem_events_ptr(pmu, PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD);
-	if (e->record)
+	if (perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__LOAD])
 		rec_argv[i++] = "-W";
 
 	rec_argv[i++] = "-d";
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
index 17f80013e574..051feb93ed8d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.c
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = {
 };
 #undef E
 
+bool perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX] = { 0 };
+
 static char mem_loads_name[100];
 static char mem_stores_name[100];
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ int perf_pmu__mem_events_parse(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *str)
 				continue;
 
 			if (strstr(e->tag, tok))
-				e->record = found = true;
+				perf_mem_record[j] = found = true;
 		}
 
 		tok = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &saveptr);
@@ -261,7 +263,7 @@ int perf_mem_events__record_args(const char **rec_argv, int *argv_nr)
 		for (int j = 0; j < PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX; j++) {
 			e = perf_pmu__mem_events_ptr(pmu, j);
 
-			if (!e->record)
+			if (!perf_mem_record[j])
 				continue;
 
 			if (!e->supported) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.h b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.h
index a6fc2a593938..8dc27db9fd52 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mem-events.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mem-events.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 
 struct perf_mem_event {
-	bool		record;
 	bool		supported;
 	bool		ldlat;
 	u32		aux_event;
@@ -28,6 +27,7 @@ struct perf_pmu;
 
 extern unsigned int perf_mem_events__loads_ldlat;
 extern struct perf_mem_event perf_mem_events[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
+extern bool perf_mem_record[PERF_MEM_EVENTS__MAX];
 
 int perf_pmu__mem_events_parse(struct perf_pmu *pmu, const char *str);
 int perf_pmu__mem_events_init(void);