diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
index 2777c6444bc3..8a8e2ead6382 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-script.c
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ static int process_comm_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct perf_script *script = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
 	struct perf_session *session = script->session;
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(session->evlist);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
 	int ret = -1;
 
 	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->comm.pid, event->comm.tid);
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ static int process_fork_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct perf_script *script = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
 	struct perf_session *session = script->session;
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(session->evlist);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
 
 	if (perf_event__process_fork(tool, event, sample, machine) < 0)
 		return -1;
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ static int process_exit_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct perf_script *script = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
 	struct perf_session *session = script->session;
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(session->evlist);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
 
 	thread = machine__findnew_thread(machine, event->fork.pid, event->fork.tid);
 	if (thread == NULL) {
@@ -759,7 +759,7 @@ static int process_mmap_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct perf_script *script = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
 	struct perf_session *session = script->session;
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(session->evlist);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
 
 	if (perf_event__process_mmap(tool, event, sample, machine) < 0)
 		return -1;
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static int process_mmap2_event(struct perf_tool *tool,
 	struct thread *thread;
 	struct perf_script *script = container_of(tool, struct perf_script, tool);
 	struct perf_session *session = script->session;
-	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__first(session->evlist);
+	struct perf_evsel *evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample->id);
 
 	if (perf_event__process_mmap2(tool, event, sample, machine) < 0)
 		return -1;