out_free_event_array:
        free(event_array);
 out_free_fd:
-       list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list, node)
-               perf_evsel__free_fd(pos);
        free(all_tids);
        all_tids = NULL;
 out_symbol_exit:
 
        if (status != -1)
                print_stat(argc, argv);
 out_free_fd:
-       list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list, node) {
-               perf_evsel__free_fd(pos);
+       list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list, node)
                perf_evsel__free_stat_priv(pos);
-       }
 out:
        return status;
 }
 
 
        status = __cmd_top();
 out_free_fd:
-       list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list, node) {
-               perf_evsel__free_fd(pos);
+       list_for_each_entry(pos, &evsel_list, node)
                perf_evsel__free_mmap(pos);
-       }
 
        return status;
 }
 
        status = p->fn(argc, argv, prefix);
        exit_browser(status);
 
+       perf_evsel_list__delete();
+
        if (status)
                return status & 0xff;
 
 
        ++nr_counters;
        return 0;
 }
+
+void perf_evsel_list__delete(void)
+{
+       struct perf_evsel *pos, *n;
+
+       list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, &evsel_list, node) {
+               list_del_init(&pos->node);
+               perf_evsel__delete(pos);
+       }
+       nr_counters = 0;
+}
 
 extern struct list_head evsel_list;
 
 int perf_evsel_list__create_default(void);
+void perf_evsel_list__delete(void);
 
 struct option;