diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
index 935d52216c89..fbc2888d6495 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-kvm.c
@@ -888,11 +888,18 @@ static s64 perf_kvm__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_kvm_stat *kvm, int idx,
 	while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(kvm->evlist, idx)) != NULL) {
 		err = perf_evlist__parse_sample(kvm->evlist, event, &sample);
 		if (err) {
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(kvm->evlist, idx);
 			pr_err("Failed to parse sample\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
 
 		err = perf_session_queue_event(kvm->session, event, &sample, 0);
+		/*
+		 * FIXME: Here we can't consume the event, as perf_session_queue_event will
+		 *        point to it, and it'll get possibly overwritten by the kernel.
+		 */
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(kvm->evlist, idx);
+
 		if (err) {
 			pr_err("Failed to enqueue sample: %d\n", err);
 			return -1;
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
index 0df298a0e946..5a11f13e56f9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-top.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ static void perf_top__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_top *top, int idx)
 		ret = perf_evlist__parse_sample(top->evlist, event, &sample);
 		if (ret) {
 			pr_err("Can't parse sample, err = %d\n", ret);
-			continue;
+			goto next_event;
 		}
 
 		evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(session->evlist, sample.id);
@@ -825,13 +825,13 @@ static void perf_top__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_top *top, int idx)
 		case PERF_RECORD_MISC_USER:
 			++top->us_samples;
 			if (top->hide_user_symbols)
-				continue;
+				goto next_event;
 			machine = &session->machines.host;
 			break;
 		case PERF_RECORD_MISC_KERNEL:
 			++top->kernel_samples;
 			if (top->hide_kernel_symbols)
-				continue;
+				goto next_event;
 			machine = &session->machines.host;
 			break;
 		case PERF_RECORD_MISC_GUEST_KERNEL:
@@ -847,7 +847,7 @@ static void perf_top__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_top *top, int idx)
 			 */
 			/* Fall thru */
 		default:
-			continue;
+			goto next_event;
 		}
 
 
@@ -859,6 +859,8 @@ static void perf_top__mmap_read_idx(struct perf_top *top, int idx)
 			machine__process_event(machine, event);
 		} else
 			++session->stats.nr_unknown_events;
+next_event:
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(top->evlist, idx);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
index 71aa3e35406b..99c8d9ad6729 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-trace.c
@@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ again:
 			err = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, event, &sample);
 			if (err) {
 				fprintf(trace->output, "Can't parse sample, err = %d, skipping...\n", err);
-				continue;
+				goto next_event;
 			}
 
 			if (trace->base_time == 0)
@@ -1001,18 +1001,20 @@ again:
 			evsel = perf_evlist__id2evsel(evlist, sample.id);
 			if (evsel == NULL) {
 				fprintf(trace->output, "Unknown tp ID %" PRIu64 ", skipping...\n", sample.id);
-				continue;
+				goto next_event;
 			}
 
 			if (sample.raw_data == NULL) {
 				fprintf(trace->output, "%s sample with no payload for tid: %d, cpu %d, raw_size=%d, skipping...\n",
 				       perf_evsel__name(evsel), sample.tid,
 				       sample.cpu, sample.raw_size);
-				continue;
+				goto next_event;
 			}
 
 			handler = evsel->handler.func;
 			handler(trace, evsel, &sample);
+next_event:
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 
 			if (done)
 				goto out_unmap_evlist;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
index 6fb781d5586c..e3fedfa2906e 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/code-reading.c
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@ static int process_events(struct machine *machine, struct perf_evlist *evlist,
 	for (i = 0; i < evlist->nr_mmaps; i++) {
 		while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, i)) != NULL) {
 			ret = process_event(machine, evlist, event, state);
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 			if (ret < 0)
 				return ret;
 		}
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
index d444ea2c47d9..376c35608534 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/keep-tracking.c
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ static int find_comm(struct perf_evlist *evlist, const char *comm)
 			    (pid_t)event->comm.tid == getpid() &&
 			    strcmp(event->comm.comm, comm) == 0)
 				found += 1;
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 		}
 	}
 	return found;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
index c4185b9aeb80..a7232c204eb9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/mmap-basic.c
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ int test__basic_mmap(void)
 			goto out_munmap;
 		}
 		nr_events[evsel->idx]++;
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, 0);
 	}
 
 	err = 0;
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
index fc5b9fca8b47..524b221b829b 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/open-syscall-tp-fields.c
@@ -77,8 +77,10 @@ int test__syscall_open_tp_fields(void)
 
 				++nr_events;
 
-				if (type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
+				if (type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE) {
+					perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 					continue;
+				}
 
 				err = perf_evsel__parse_sample(evsel, event, &sample);
 				if (err) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
index b8a7056519ac..7923b06ffc91 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-record.c
@@ -263,6 +263,8 @@ int test__PERF_RECORD(void)
 						 type);
 					++errs;
 				}
+
+				perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 			}
 		}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
index 0ab61b1f408e..4ca1b938f6a6 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/perf-time-to-tsc.c
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ int test__perf_time_to_tsc(void)
 			if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_COMM ||
 			    (pid_t)event->comm.pid != getpid() ||
 			    (pid_t)event->comm.tid != getpid())
-				continue;
+				goto next_event;
 
 			if (strcmp(event->comm.comm, comm1) == 0) {
 				CHECK__(perf_evsel__parse_sample(evsel, event,
@@ -134,6 +134,8 @@ int test__perf_time_to_tsc(void)
 								 &sample));
 				comm2_time = sample.time;
 			}
+next_event:
+			perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, i);
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
index 2e41e2d32ccc..6e2b44ec0749 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/sw-clock.c
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 		struct perf_sample sample;
 
 		if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_SAMPLE)
-			continue;
+			goto next_event;
 
 		err = perf_evlist__parse_sample(evlist, event, &sample);
 		if (err < 0) {
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ static int __test__sw_clock_freq(enum perf_sw_ids clock_id)
 
 		total_periods += sample.period;
 		nr_samples++;
+next_event:
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, 0);
 	}
 
 	if ((u64) nr_samples == total_periods) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
index 28fe5894b061..a3e64876e940 100644
--- a/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
+++ b/tools/perf/tests/task-exit.c
@@ -96,10 +96,10 @@ int test__task_exit(void)
 
 retry:
 	while ((event = perf_evlist__mmap_read(evlist, 0)) != NULL) {
-		if (event->header.type != PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
-			continue;
+		if (event->header.type == PERF_RECORD_EXIT)
+			nr_exit++;
 
-		nr_exit++;
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, 0);
 	}
 
 	if (!exited || !nr_exit) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
index f9f77bee0b1b..e584cd30b0f2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.c
@@ -545,12 +545,19 @@ union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 
 	md->prev = old;
 
-	if (!evlist->overwrite)
-		perf_mmap__write_tail(md, old);
-
 	return event;
 }
 
+void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
+{
+	if (!evlist->overwrite) {
+		struct perf_mmap *md = &evlist->mmap[idx];
+		unsigned int old = md->prev;
+
+		perf_mmap__write_tail(md, old);
+	}
+}
+
 static void __perf_evlist__munmap(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx)
 {
 	if (evlist->mmap[idx].base != NULL) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
index 880d7139d2fb..206d09339306 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evlist.h
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ struct perf_sample_id *perf_evlist__id2sid(struct perf_evlist *evlist, u64 id);
 
 union perf_event *perf_evlist__mmap_read(struct perf_evlist *self, int idx);
 
+void perf_evlist__mmap_consume(struct perf_evlist *evlist, int idx);
+
 int perf_evlist__open(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 void perf_evlist__close(struct perf_evlist *evlist);
 
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index 71b5412bbbb9..2ac4bc92bb1f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -822,6 +822,8 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__read_on_cpu(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 		PyObject *pyevent = pyrf_event__new(event);
 		struct pyrf_event *pevent = (struct pyrf_event *)pyevent;
 
+		perf_evlist__mmap_consume(evlist, cpu);
+
 		if (pyevent == NULL)
 			return PyErr_NoMemory();