diff --git a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
index 8ee219b..a119a53 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/pmu.c
@@ -258,9 +258,9 @@
 static int pmu_config(struct list_head *formats, struct perf_event_attr *attr,
 		      struct list_head *head_terms)
 {
-	struct parse_events__term *term, *h;
+	struct parse_events__term *term;
 
-	list_for_each_entry_safe(term, h, head_terms, list)
+	list_for_each_entry(term, head_terms, list)
 		if (pmu_config_term(formats, attr, term))
 			return -EINVAL;