diff --git a/tools/perf/perf.c b/tools/perf/perf.c
index b857fcbd00cf..07dbff5c0e60 100644
--- a/tools/perf/perf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/perf.c
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static int handle_options(const char ***argv, int *argc, int *envchanged)
 			(*argc)--;
 		} else if (!prefixcmp(cmd, CMD_DEBUGFS_DIR)) {
 			perf_debugfs_set_path(cmd + strlen(CMD_DEBUGFS_DIR));
-			fprintf(stderr, "dir: %s\n", debugfs_mountpoint);
+			fprintf(stderr, "dir: %s\n", tracing_path);
 			if (envchanged)
 				*envchanged = 1;
 		} else if (!strcmp(cmd, "--list-cmds")) {
diff --git a/tools/perf/util/util.c b/tools/perf/util/util.c
index d33c34196a5a..7acafb3c5592 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/util.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/util.c
@@ -439,7 +439,6 @@ const char *perf_debugfs_mount(const char *mountpoint)
 
 void perf_debugfs_set_path(const char *mntpt)
 {
-	snprintf(debugfs_mountpoint, strlen(debugfs_mountpoint), "%s", mntpt);
 	set_tracing_events_path("tracing/", mntpt);
 }