diff --git a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
index 156e513074b2..44b80471b024 100644
--- a/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
+++ b/tools/lib/traceevent/event-parse.c
@@ -6762,8 +6762,10 @@ struct tep_handle *tep_alloc(void)
 {
 	struct tep_handle *pevent = calloc(1, sizeof(*pevent));
 
-	if (pevent)
+	if (pevent) {
 		pevent->ref_count = 1;
+		pevent->host_bigendian = tep_host_bigendian();
+	}
 
 	return pevent;
 }