diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index c567d9f0aa92..3d12c16e5103 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -3205,6 +3205,7 @@ int perf_event__process_event_update(struct perf_tool *tool __maybe_unused,
 	case PERF_EVENT_UPDATE__SCALE:
 		ev_scale = (struct event_update_event_scale *) ev->data;
 		evsel->scale = ev_scale->scale;
+		break;
 	case PERF_EVENT_UPDATE__CPUS:
 		ev_cpus = (struct event_update_event_cpus *) ev->data;