diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index 4c5b7040c02b..c96c743cc1d2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ static void perf_evlist__update_id_pos(struct evlist *evlist)
 	perf_evlist__set_id_pos(evlist);
 }
 
-static void perf_evlist__purge(struct evlist *evlist)
+static void evlist__purge(struct evlist *evlist)
 {
 	struct evsel *pos, *n;
 
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ void evlist__delete(struct evlist *evlist)
 	perf_thread_map__put(evlist->core.threads);
 	evlist->core.cpus = NULL;
 	evlist->core.threads = NULL;
-	perf_evlist__purge(evlist);
+	evlist__purge(evlist);
 	evlist__exit(evlist);
 	free(evlist);
 }