diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index a547ccfa92c9..8449f2beb54d 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -3354,8 +3354,6 @@ static int trace__bpf_prog_sys_exit_fd(struct trace *trace, int id)
 static struct bpf_program *trace__find_usable_bpf_prog_entry(struct trace *trace, struct syscall *sc)
 {
 	struct tep_format_field *field, *candidate_field;
-	int id;
-
 	/*
 	 * We're only interested in syscalls that have a pointer:
 	 */
@@ -3367,7 +3365,8 @@ static struct bpf_program *trace__find_usable_bpf_prog_entry(struct trace *trace
 	return NULL;
 
 try_to_find_pair:
-	for (id = 0; id < trace->sctbl->syscalls.nr_entries; ++id) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < trace->sctbl->syscalls.nr_entries; ++i) {
+		int id = syscalltbl__id_at_idx(trace->sctbl, i);
 		struct syscall *pair = trace__syscall_info(trace, NULL, id);
 		struct bpf_program *pair_prog;
 		bool is_candidate = false;
@@ -3456,10 +3455,10 @@ static int trace__init_syscalls_bpf_prog_array_maps(struct trace *trace)
 {
 	int map_enter_fd = bpf_map__fd(trace->skel->maps.syscalls_sys_enter);
 	int map_exit_fd  = bpf_map__fd(trace->skel->maps.syscalls_sys_exit);
-	int err = 0, key;
+	int err = 0;
 
-	for (key = 0; key < trace->sctbl->syscalls.nr_entries; ++key) {
-		int prog_fd;
+	for (int i = 0; i < trace->sctbl->syscalls.nr_entries; ++i) {
+		int prog_fd, key = syscalltbl__id_at_idx(trace->sctbl, i);
 
 		if (!trace__syscall_enabled(trace, key))
 			continue;
@@ -3505,7 +3504,8 @@ static int trace__init_syscalls_bpf_prog_array_maps(struct trace *trace)
 	 * first and second arg (this one on the raw_syscalls:sys_exit prog
 	 * array tail call, then that one will be used.
 	 */
-	for (key = 0; key < trace->sctbl->syscalls.nr_entries; ++key) {
+	for (int i = 0; i < trace->sctbl->syscalls.nr_entries; ++i) {
+		int key = syscalltbl__id_at_idx(trace->sctbl, i);
 		struct syscall *sc = trace__syscall_info(trace, NULL, key);
 		struct bpf_program *pair_prog;
 		int prog_fd;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c b/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c
index 63be7b58761d..0dd26b991b3f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.c
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ int syscalltbl__id(struct syscalltbl *tbl, const char *name)
 	return sc ? sc->id : -1;
 }
 
+int syscalltbl__id_at_idx(struct syscalltbl *tbl, int idx)
+{
+	struct syscall *syscalls = tbl->syscalls.entries;
+
+	return idx < tbl->syscalls.nr_entries ? syscalls[idx].id : -1;
+}
+
 int syscalltbl__strglobmatch_next(struct syscalltbl *tbl, const char *syscall_glob, int *idx)
 {
 	int i;
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.h b/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.h
index a41d2ca9e4ae..2b53b7ed25a6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/syscalltbl.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ void syscalltbl__delete(struct syscalltbl *tbl);
 
 const char *syscalltbl__name(const struct syscalltbl *tbl, int id);
 int syscalltbl__id(struct syscalltbl *tbl, const char *name);
+int syscalltbl__id_at_idx(struct syscalltbl *tbl, int idx);
 
 int syscalltbl__strglobmatch_first(struct syscalltbl *tbl, const char *syscall_glob, int *idx);
 int syscalltbl__strglobmatch_next(struct syscalltbl *tbl, const char *syscall_glob, int *idx);