diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
index 039d0365ad41..65b761d83a1f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-perl.c
@@ -67,8 +67,6 @@ INTERP my_perl;
 #define TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX				\
 	((1 << (sizeof(unsigned short) * 8)) - 1)
 
-static DECLARE_BITMAP(events_defined, TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX);
-
 extern struct scripting_context *scripting_context;
 
 static char *cur_field_name;
@@ -353,7 +351,9 @@ static void perl_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	void *data = sample->raw_data;
 	unsigned long long nsecs = sample->time;
 	const char *comm = thread__comm_str(thread);
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(events_defined, TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX);
 
+	bitmap_zero(events_defined, TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX);
 	dSP;
 
 	if (evsel->core.attr.type != PERF_TYPE_TRACEPOINT)
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
index 41d4f9e6a8b7..40964078f92f 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/scripting-engines/trace-event-python.c
@@ -93,8 +93,6 @@ PyMODINIT_FUNC PyInit_perf_trace_context(void);
 #define TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX				\
 	((1 << (sizeof(unsigned short) * 8)) - 1)
 
-static DECLARE_BITMAP(events_defined, TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX);
-
 #define N_COMMON_FIELDS	7
 
 static char *cur_field_name;
@@ -934,6 +932,9 @@ static void python_process_tracepoint(struct perf_sample *sample,
 	unsigned long long nsecs = sample->time;
 	const char *comm = thread__comm_str(al->thread);
 	const char *default_handler_name = "trace_unhandled";
+	DECLARE_BITMAP(events_defined, TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX);
+
+	bitmap_zero(events_defined, TRACE_EVENT_TYPE_MAX);
 
 	if (!event) {
 		snprintf(handler_name, sizeof(handler_name),