return overwrite ? evlist->mmap_ovw_first : evlist->mmap_first;
 }
 
-void __perf_evlist__set_leader(struct list_head *list)
+void __perf_evlist__set_leader(struct list_head *list, struct perf_evsel *leader)
 {
-       struct perf_evsel *evsel, *leader;
+       struct perf_evsel *first, *last, *evsel;
 
-       leader = list_entry(list->next, struct perf_evsel, node);
-       evsel = list_entry(list->prev, struct perf_evsel, node);
+       first = list_first_entry(list, struct perf_evsel, node);
+       last = list_last_entry(list, struct perf_evsel, node);
 
-       leader->nr_members = evsel->idx - leader->idx + 1;
+       leader->nr_members = last->idx - first->idx + 1;
 
        __perf_evlist__for_each_entry(list, evsel)
                evsel->leader = leader;
 void perf_evlist__set_leader(struct perf_evlist *evlist)
 {
        if (evlist->nr_entries) {
+               struct perf_evsel *first = list_entry(evlist->entries.next,
+                                               struct perf_evsel, node);
+
                evlist->nr_groups = evlist->nr_entries > 1 ? 1 : 0;
-               __perf_evlist__set_leader(&evlist->entries);
+               __perf_evlist__set_leader(&evlist->entries, first);
        }
 }
 
        if (parse_events__set_leader_for_uncore_aliase(name, list, parse_state))
                return;
 
-       __perf_evlist__set_leader(list);
-       leader = list_entry(list->next, struct evsel, core.node);
+       leader = list_first_entry(list, struct evsel, core.node);
+       __perf_evlist__set_leader(list, &leader->core);
        leader->group_name = name ? strdup(name) : NULL;
 }