diff --git a/tools/perf/util/header.c b/tools/perf/util/header.c
index 7daad237dea5..566b84c695c8 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/header.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/header.c
@@ -1378,6 +1378,8 @@ static void print_numa_topology(struct perf_header *ph, int fd __maybe_unused,
 
 		str = tmp + 1;
 		fprintf(fp, "# node%u cpu list : %s\n", c, str);
+
+		str += strlen(str) + 1;
 	}
 	return;
 error: