diff --git a/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c b/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c
index 416dfea9ffff..5c27256a220a 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/hwmon_pmu.c
@@ -742,8 +742,7 @@ int perf_pmus__read_hwmon_pmus(struct list_head *pmus)
 			continue;
 		}
 		io__init(&io, name_fd, buf2, sizeof(buf2));
-		io__getline(&io, &line, &line_len);
-		if (line_len > 0 && line[line_len - 1] == '\n')
+		if (io__getline(&io, &line, &line_len) > 0 && line[line_len - 1] == '\n')
 			line[line_len - 1] = '\0';
 		hwmon_pmu__new(pmus, buf, class_hwmon_ent->d_name, line);
 		close(name_fd);