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diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 062383e225a3..c4ed3dc2c8f4 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -3323,6 +3323,14 @@ int perf_session__write_header(struct perf_session *session,
 	attr_offset = lseek(ff.fd, 0, SEEK_CUR);
 
 	evlist__for_each_entry(evlist, evsel) {
+		if (evsel->core.attr.size < sizeof(evsel->core.attr)) {
+			/*
+			 * We are likely in "perf inject" and have read
+			 * from an older file. Update attr size so that
+			 * reader gets the right offset to the ids.
+			 */
+			evsel->core.attr.size = sizeof(evsel->core.attr);
+		}
 		f_attr = (struct perf_file_attr){
 			.attr = evsel->core.attr,
 			.ids  = {