diff --git a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
index bb4eff28869e..358e5954baa8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/evsel.c
@@ -1915,7 +1915,7 @@ u64 perf_evsel__intval(struct perf_evsel *evsel, struct perf_sample *sample,
 		value = *(u32 *)ptr;
 		break;
 	case 8:
-		value = *(u64 *)ptr;
+		memcpy(&value, ptr, sizeof(u64));
 		break;
 	default:
 		return 0;