diff --git a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
index 14d82f0fe5cc..753ffcecf254 100644
--- a/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
+++ b/tools/perf/builtin-record.c
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static int record__mmap_read_evlist(struct record *rec, struct perf_evlist *evli
 		struct auxtrace_mmap *mm = &maps[i].auxtrace_mmap;
 
 		if (maps[i].base) {
-			if (perf_mmap__push(&maps[i], overwrite, rec, record__pushfn) != 0) {
+			if (perf_mmap__push(&maps[i], rec, record__pushfn) != 0) {
 				rc = -1;
 				goto out;
 			}
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mmap.c b/tools/perf/util/mmap.c
index 09acaf7392bb..8c1d033638c2 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mmap.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mmap.c
@@ -279,8 +279,8 @@ int perf_mmap__read_init(struct perf_mmap *md, bool overwrite,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, bool overwrite,
-		    void *to, int push(void *to, void *buf, size_t size))
+int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, void *to,
+		    int push(void *to, void *buf, size_t size))
 {
 	u64 head = perf_mmap__read_head(md);
 	u64 end, start;
@@ -289,16 +289,16 @@ int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, bool overwrite,
 	void *buf;
 	int rc = 0;
 
-	rc = perf_mmap__read_init(md, overwrite, &start, &end);
+	rc = perf_mmap__read_init(md, md->overwrite, &start, &end);
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return (rc == -EAGAIN) ? 0 : -1;
 
-	size = end - start;
+	size = md->end - md->start;
 
-	if ((start & md->mask) + size != (end & md->mask)) {
-		buf = &data[start & md->mask];
-		size = md->mask + 1 - (start & md->mask);
-		start += size;
+	if ((md->start & md->mask) + size != (md->end & md->mask)) {
+		buf = &data[md->start & md->mask];
+		size = md->mask + 1 - (md->start & md->mask);
+		md->start += size;
 
 		if (push(to, buf, size) < 0) {
 			rc = -1;
@@ -306,9 +306,9 @@ int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, bool overwrite,
 		}
 	}
 
-	buf = &data[start & md->mask];
-	size = end - start;
-	start += size;
+	buf = &data[md->start & md->mask];
+	size = md->end - md->start;
+	md->start += size;
 
 	if (push(to, buf, size) < 0) {
 		rc = -1;
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, bool overwrite,
 	}
 
 	md->prev = head;
-	perf_mmap__consume(md, overwrite);
+	perf_mmap__consume(md, md->overwrite);
 out:
 	return rc;
 }
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/mmap.h b/tools/perf/util/mmap.h
index 9359e934ab14..65f5b26d8668 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/mmap.h
+++ b/tools/perf/util/mmap.h
@@ -93,8 +93,8 @@ union perf_event *perf_mmap__read_event(struct perf_mmap *map,
 					bool overwrite,
 					u64 *startp, u64 end);
 
-int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, bool backward,
-		    void *to, int push(void *to, void *buf, size_t size));
+int perf_mmap__push(struct perf_mmap *md, void *to,
+		    int push(void *to, void *buf, size_t size));
 
 size_t perf_mmap__mmap_len(struct perf_mmap *map);