diff --git a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
index 7c92545931e3f0..62fbb8802f6036 100755
--- a/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
+++ b/tools/kvm/kvm_stat/kvm_stat
@@ -764,7 +764,6 @@ class DebugfsProvider(Provider):
         else:
             self.paths = []
             self.do_read = True
-        self.reset()
 
     def _verify_paths(self):
         """Remove invalid paths"""