diff --git a/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c b/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c
index c5ce741b0744..1360f44421ef 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/thread-stack.c
@@ -642,7 +642,7 @@ void thread_stack__br_sample(struct thread *thread, int cpu,
 		sz -= nr;
 		be = &dst->entries[nr];
 		nr = min(ts->br_stack_pos, sz);
-		memcpy(be, &src->entries[0], bsz * ts->br_stack_pos);
+		memcpy(be, &src->entries[0], bsz * nr);
 	}
 }