diff --git a/tools/perf/util/python.c b/tools/perf/util/python.c
index ce501ba14b088b112ed75ae4402562b4bcbd8eb1..69f5f6142dcf95da540a90e492adbad5a60d91ff 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/python.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/python.c
@@ -939,7 +939,8 @@ static PyObject *pyrf_evlist__get_pollfd(struct pyrf_evlist *pevlist,
 
 		file = PyFile_FromFile(fp, "perf", "r", NULL);
 #else
-		file = PyFile_FromFd(evlist->pollfd.entries[i].fd, "perf", "r", -1, NULL, NULL, NULL, 1);
+		file = PyFile_FromFd(evlist->pollfd.entries[i].fd, "perf", "r", -1,
+				     NULL, NULL, NULL, 0);
 #endif
 		if (file == NULL)
 			goto free_list;